Dyke, Lincolnshire
Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 0°21′46″W / 52.78877°N 0.36287°W
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 Baptist Chapel, Dyke |
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Dyke shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF105225 |
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| Civil parish | Bourne |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOURNE |
| Postcode district | PE10 0 |
| Dialling code | 01778 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Dyke is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies within the civil parish of Bourne.
The name Dyke arises from its lying on Car Dyke, a once much larger Roman ditch, which runs along the western edge of The Fens. The section of Car Dyke between Dyke and Bourne is a scheduled ancient monument.[1]
For population statistics Dyke, Twenty, South Fen, and Spalding road outside Bourne are taken together; Dyke is the largest of these settlements.[citation needed] The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,598.[2]
Dyke and Dyke Fen fall within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[3]
A new fountain was built on the green in the centre of the village to mark the millennium.[citation needed]
Dyke's public house is The Wishing Well Inn.
[edit] References
- ^ "National Monuments record for listed portion of Car Dyke". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1034975.
- ^ "Office for National Statistics web site, 2001 census.". http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/NeighbourhoodProfile.do?a=7&c=PE10+0AF&g=468584&i=1001x1012&j=310664&m=1&p=1&q=1&r=0&s=1250374818778&enc=1&tab=2&inWales=false.
- ^ "Black Sluice IDB". http://www.blacksluiceidb.gov.uk/.
[edit] External links
Media related to Dyke, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
- "Dyke", homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
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