Torksey
Parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.298, -0.736 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 84 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01427 (Gainsborough) |
Torksey is a small riverside village and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, sited where the Foss Dyke meets the River Trent. Its waterside position has long made it a local crossing and transport focus, and the Roman-era Foss Dyke link to Lincoln gives the area an unusually long continuity of inland navigation for a rural parish.
The place is notable for strong historic and archaeological interest - excavation has revealed a major Viking winter camp from the 9th century - and for landscape features such as the remains of the 16th-century fortified manor often called Torksey Castle and the striking Victorian Torksey Viaduct across the Trent. Today the economy is mainly agricultural with some commuting to nearby centres such as Gainsborough and Lincoln, and the riverbanks attract walkers, birdwatchers and leisure boaters.
Postcode districts covering Torksey
Most populated places nearby
- Mansfield 21.6 miles
- Doncaster 22 miles
- Lincoln 9.1 miles
- Scunthorpe 20 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 15.7 miles
- Worksop 15.5 miles
- Bentley 24.1 miles
- Retford 8.8 miles
- Gainsborough 7.3 miles
- Dinnington 20.5 miles
- Dinnington St. John's 20.1 miles
- Mansfield Woodhouse 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Torksey Lock Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Brampton Parish 0.6 miles
- Fenton Parish 0.8 miles
- Laughterton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cottam Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Marton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kettlethorpe Parish 2.1 miles
- Hardwick Parish 2.5 miles
- Gate Burton Parish 2.8 miles
- Rampton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Newton on Trent Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Laneham Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Torksey
LN1 2TW, LN1 2EU, LN1 2BJ, LN1 2PY, LN1 2YZ, LN1 2PP, LN1 2ET, LN1 2NJ, LN1 2EQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 40.5 miles
- Saxilby Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Gainsborough Lea Road Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Torksey Ad
- Eyre arms 2.7 miles
- Duke William Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- Woodcocks, Lincoln by Marston's Inns 4 6.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Lincoln City Centre 3 9.1 miles
- Rooms at the Inn 8.7 miles
- Damon’s Hotel 4 7.9 miles
- The White Hart Hotel Lincoln 4 9.2 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln 4 9.1 miles
- Huckleberrys Bar and Grill 3 9.4 miles
- Hickman Hill Hotel 2 7.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Heynings Priory Historic site 4.2 miles
- Sincil Bank Stadium 9.7 miles
- Dukes Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Clumber House Estate 14.1 miles
- Kelham Hills Forest 14.7 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 15 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 17 miles
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 17.4 miles
- Market Rasen Racecourse Recreation 18.5 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 19.8 miles