Dyke, Lincolnshire
| Dyke | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Baptist Chapel, Dyke | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF105225 |
| Location: | 52°47’20"N, 0°21’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bourne |
| Postcode: | PE10 |
| Dialling code: | 01778 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Grantham and Stamford |
Dyke is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire, less than a mile east of the A15 road, and approximately a mile north-east of Bourne.
The name 'Dyke' arises from its standing by 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. The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,598, falling to 1,541 at the 2011 census.
Dyke and Dyke Fen fall within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[2]
A new fountain was built on the green in the centre of the village to mark the millennium.
Dyke's public house is The Wishing Well Inn.
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References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1034975 – Listed portion of Car Dyke
- ↑ Black Sluice IDB