Dogdyke
| Dogdyke | |
|---|---|
 Dogdyke Marina (former railway station) | |
  Dogdyke Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF210554 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Dogdyke is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south from Tattershall, and at the confluence of the Rivers Bain and Witham, and close to where the River Slea joins the Witham.[1]
Community
Dogdyke is part of the civil parish of Dogdyke with Chapel Hill[2] within the district of North Kesteven[3] and is within the ecclesiastical parish of Billinghay. The civil parish also includes nearby Tattershall Bridge, where the A153 crosses the Witham.[1] Nearby settlements are the hamlets of Chapel Hill and Tattershall Bridge, and Hawthorn Hill to which Dogdyke is conjoined.[1]
The Chapel of St Nicholas was located at Dogdyke in the 14th century, and was mentioned in 1342.[4] It has long since vanished and its location has not been found. Dogdyke appears as "Dokedyke" in the 14th century,[5] and fell within the ancient wapentake of Langoe.
The hamlet has two public houses, a caravan park and a marina.
Drainage
The first drainage pump at Dogdyke was built in 1796 and was wind-powered. It was replaced in 1856 by the Dogdyke Pumping Station which was driven by steam, and later by diesel.[6]
Dogdyke falls within the drainage area of the Witham Third District Internal Drainage Board.[7]
Chapel Hill, on the opposite west bank of the Witham, falls within the drainage area of the Witham First District Internal Drainage Board.[8]
See also
Further reading
- Marlowe, Christopher: The Fen Country, Cecil Palmer, London (1925)
References
- ^ a b c 122: Skegness & Horncastle (Map) (C2 ed.). 1:50000. OS Landranger. OSGB. 3 April 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-22939-2.
TF205550 - ^ "Dogdyke (inc. Chapel Hill) Parish Council".
- ^ "Parish Cluster Areas" (PDF).
- ^ "Unlocated medieval chapel of St Nicholas at Dogdyke". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Maxwell Lyte, H. C., ed. (1914). Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II. Vol. 1: 1377-1381.
- ^ "Dog Dyke Pumping Station, Tattershall". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Witham Third District IDB". Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Witham First District IDB".
External links
Media related to Dogdyke at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Tattershall Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- "Dogdyke", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2013
- "Dogdyke steam drainage station", Dogdyke.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013
