Scotterthorpe is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, four miles north-west of the town of Kirton in Lindsey, six miles south of the major town of Scunthorpe, and 140 miles north of London. Scotterthorpe lies six miles north-east of the Nottinghamshire border. Scotterthorpe falls within the district council of West Lindsey, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the DN21 postcode district. The post town for Scotterthorpe is Gainsborough.
Scotterthorpe is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | Lincolnshire |
Scotterthorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scotterthorpe is DN21 3JL.
Scotterthorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DN21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN21 postcode district.
The post town for Scotterthorpe is Gainsborough. Scotterthorpe is in the DN21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gainsborough.
The centre of Scotterthorpe is located at position 53.50725° latitude and -0.68191° longitude.
Latitude | 53.50725° |
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Longitude | -0.68191° |
The centre of Scotterthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 487515 and northing 401981 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 487515 |
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Northing | 401981 |
Position of Scotterthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scotterthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Scotterthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scotterthorpe to the centre of the city.