The River Witham runs a little over a mile to the west of the village which lies on the southern end of the Lincolnshire Limewoods.

Stixwould lies on a finger of higher ground on the edge of the Witham fenland, bordered to the north by the Catchwater Drain and to the south by Reeds Beck.

[7] In 1846 the Great Northern railway company purchased the land to build a 58 miles (93 km) rail link from Peterborough to Lincoln along the banks of the River Witham.

The Water Rail Way, part of the National Cycle Network (Route 1) managed by Sustrans, now runs along the course of the tracks.

[9] The parish church is a Grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Peter, rebuilt in 1831 by Christopher Turner.

[10] A 13th-century grave slab, found on the site of Stixwould Abbey, leans against north side of the church tower.

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