Ancaster
Ancaster is an archaeological site in Ancaster, South Kesteven District, England. Ancaster is situated nearby to the aerodrome RAF Barkston Heath, as well as near the hamlet Hough-on-the-Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancaster railway station and RAF Barkston Heath.
Ancaster railway station
Railway station
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster, in Lincolnshire, England. The station lies 11.5 miles north of Grantham on the Nottingham to Skegness Line. Ancaster railway station is situated 2,800 feet north of Ancaster.
RAF Barkston Heath
Aerodrome
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Royal Air Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of RAF Cranwell near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. RAF Barkston Heath is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ancaster.
Church of St Mary
Church
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Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles east of Ancaster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hough-on-the-Hill and Gelston.
Hough-on-the-Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hough-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish including Brandon was 399 at the 2011 census. Hough-on-the-Hill is situated 4 miles northwest of Ancaster.
Gelston
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 2 miles west from the A607 road, 5 miles north from Grantham, and in the civil parish of Hough-on-the-Hill, a village 1 mile to the north-east. Gelston is situated 4½ miles west of Ancaster.
Quarrington
Village
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quarrington is a village in the civil parish of Sleaford, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The old village and its church lie approximately 1 miles south-west from the centre of Sleaford. Quarrington is situated 4½ miles east of Ancaster.
Ancaster
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Ancaster Camp”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ancaster, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.98016° or 52° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.53643° or 0° 32′ 11″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C4XXFJ7+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 1159087379OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6287920
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