Horkstow
Horkstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Barton-upon-Humber, 1 mile (1.6 km) south from South Ferriby and 9 miles (14.5 km) north from Brigg.
Horkstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Barton-upon-Humber, 1 mile (1.6 km) south from South Ferriby and 9 miles (14.5 km) north from Brigg. It lies on the B1204, and 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the navigable River Ancholme. It is one of the five "Low Villages" – Worlaby, Bonby, Saxby All Saints, Horkstow and South Ferriby – between Brigg and the Humber estuary, so-called because of their position below the northern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Horkstow was previously part of Glanford administrative district, and before that, the North Lindsey division of Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
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Worth seeing in and around Horkstow
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of Saint Maurice
St Maurice's Church is an Anglican church and Grade I Listed building in Horkstow, North Lincolnshire, England.
0 m · Grade I listed church in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of Saint Nicholas
St Nicholas' Church is an Anglican church and Grade II* listed building in South Ferriby, North Lincolnshire, England.
2.6 km · church in South Ferriby, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Horkstow Bridge
Horkstow Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the New River Ancholme near the village of Horkstow in North Lincolnshire. It was designed by Sir John Rennie as part of the River Ancholme Drainage Scheme, completed in 1836, and is a Grade II* listed building.
1.5 km · listed bridge in Horkstow · Wikipedia
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Getting to Horkstow
- Airports
- Leeds Bradford (LBA), 79 km · East Midlands (EMA), 106 km · Manchester (MAN), 122 km
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Horkstow70 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · £9–12
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Horkstow89 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · £10–14
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Horkstow116 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £14–19
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No local-transport research exists yet for Horkstow
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Horkstow. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Horkstow
Horkstow is 15 km from Kingston upon Hull, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- South Ferribyvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK2.9 km
- Bonbyvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK3.2 km
- Saxby All Saintsvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK1.7 km
- Ferriby Sluicevillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK2.9 km