Skellingthorpe is a Town in the county of Lincolnshire.

Retail in Skellingthorpe

There are great places to visit near Skellingthorpe including some great historic buildings, airports, towns, villages, cities and castles.

Skellingthorpe's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Burghley House, and Lincoln Castle.

There are a number of airports near to Skellingthorpe including Humberside Airport.

The area close to Skellingthorpe boasts some of the best towns including Stamford.

The area around Skellingthorpe's best villages can be found at Duddington.

Don't miss Lincoln's cities if visiting the area around Skellingthorpe.

Lincoln Castle is a great place to visit close to Skellingthorpe if you like castles.

Skellingthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Skellingthorpe:

• Roman wall in West Bight
• Roman barrow 620m north of Riseholme Hall
• St Mary's Conduit
• Newport Earthworks
• Skellingthorpe duck decoy, 550m north east of Decoy Farm
• Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remains
• Deserted village of North Ingleby
• White Friar's House, Akrills Court
• North gate tower of Roman Eastgate, part of Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum) and part of Roman town wall and ditch
• Shrunken village
• Lincoln Castle (except modern buildings)
• Thorpe medieval settlement
• Remains of a preceptory, fishponds and post-medieval gardens at Eagle Hall
• Moated site west of Church Road
• Lincoln Roman cemetery
• Site of medieval nunnery, Broadholme
• St Mary's Guild Hall (John O'Gaunt's Stables)
• The Stonebow
• High Bridge
• Roman and medieval town wall with gate in Saltergate
• Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum)
• Section of Roman town wall S of the Bishop's Palace
• The Newport Arch and town wall
• Broxholme medieval settlement and cultivation remains
• Section of Roman town wall and ditch N of East Bight
• Portion of Roman fosse and mound W of the Temple Gardens
• The Pottergate
• Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate
• Medieval village and monastic grange in Riseholme Park
• Churchyard cross, St Germain's churchyard
• The Old Palace
• Roman wall and ditch on Motherby Hill
• Roman remains beneath Boots building
• Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park
• Monk's Abbey
• Section of Roman town wall and ditch N of Eastgate
• Roman villa W of Scampton Cliff Farm
• Site of a college and Benedictine Abbey, St Mary's Church
• The medieval bishop's palace and deer park, Stow Park
• Close wall N of Old Palace and Priory Gate
• Cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard
• Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road