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.

Historic Buildings to visit near Skellingthorpe include Burghley House, and Lincoln Castle.

The area close to Skellingthorpe boasts some of the best airports including Humberside Airport.

Stamford is one of Skellingthorpe's best, nearby towns to visit in Skellingthorpe.

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

There are a number of cities near to Skellingthorpe including Lincoln.

Lincoln Castle is one of Skellingthorpe's best, nearby castles to visit in Skellingthorpe.

Skellingthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Skellingthorpe:

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