Dyke, Lincolnshire
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 Baptist Chapel, Dyke |
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  Dyke |
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| OS grid reference | TF105225 |
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| – London | 85 mi (137 km) S |
| Civil parish | Bourne |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOURNE |
| Postcode district | PE10 |
| Dialling code | 01778 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
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Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 0°21′46″W / 52.78877°N 0.36287°W
Dyke is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated less than 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the A15 road, and approximately 1 mile north-east from Bourne. Dyke is within Bourne civil parish.
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. The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,598,[2] falling to 1,541 at the 2011 census.[3]
Dyke and Dyke Fen fall within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[4]
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.
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Listed portion of Car Dyke (1034975)". PastScape. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "Office for National Statistics web site, 2001 census.".
- ↑ "Area population 2011".
- ↑ "Black Sluice IDB".
External links
Media related to Dyke, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- "Dyke", homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
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