Traditional county: Lincolnshire · District / Borough: East Lindsey · Region: East Midlands
Explore Alford, Lincolnshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alford map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alford, Lincolnshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Alford |
| Traditional County | Lincolnshire |
| District / Borough | East Lindsey |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.261557 |
| Longitude | 0.179316 |
| Place Type | Village |
Alford commands a quiet authority over the flat, expansive horizon of the Lincolnshire Wolds, its character defined by the steady, salt-tinged breeze that drifts inland from the nearby coast. It lies 6.4 miles south-south-west of Mablethorpe (from Mablethorpe: bearing 211°T, OS grid TF 454 760), and is situated west-south-west of Bilsby village. The silhouette of the five-sailed Alford Windmill rises above the skyline like a sentinel of a bygone industrial age, its rotating form a rhythmic punctuation against the pale, shifting clouds of the East Midlands. A short distance away, the timber-framed elegance of the Alford Manor House offers a stark, enduring contrast to the surrounding agricultural fields that stretch toward the horizon. Here, the low-lying light of the afternoon catches the water of the nearby Holme Fen Drain, turning the slow-moving current into a ribbon of polished silver. The market square retains a sense of purpose, echoing the commerce of past generations who gathered to trade grain and livestock beneath the open sky. Alford remains a place where the weight of history is measured not by monuments alone, but by the persistent, unyielding way the architecture holds its ground against the elements.
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Explore Alford, Lincolnshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.261557, 0.179316. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |