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Skegness

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Skegness

Total population

19,579

Coordinates53.14°, 0.34°

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Overview

Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is 47 miles (76 km) east of Lincoln and 25 miles (40 km) north-east of Boston. With a population of 21,128 as of 2021, it is the largest settlement in East Lindsey. It incorporates Winthorpe and Seacroft, and forms a larger built-up area with the resorts of Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards to the north. The town is on the A52 and A158 roads, connecting it with Boston and the East Midlands, and Lincoln respectively. Skegness railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness line.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.1438
Longitude
0.3429
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

ONS — UK Office for National Statistics

ONS code
osgb4000000074551737
Local type
Town
Region
East Midlands

api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
  • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names