Dyke, Lincolnshire
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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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Dyke's public house is The Wishing Well Inn.
References
- ^ Historic England. "Listed portion of Car Dyke (1034975)". Research records (formerly 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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- Barton-upon-Humber
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- Bottesford
- Bourne
- Brigg
- Broughton
- Burgh le Marsh
- Caistor
- Cleethorpes
- Crowland
- Crowle
- Epworth
- Gainsborough
- Grantham
- Grimsby
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- Immingham
- Kirton in Lindsey
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- Louth
- Mablethorpe
- Market Deeping
- Market Rasen
- North Hykeham
- Scunthorpe
- Skegness
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- Spalding
- Spilsby
- Stamford
- Sutton-on-Sea
- Wainfleet All Saints
- Woodhall Spa
- Winterton
See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
History and notable places: Belton House, Bolingbroke Castle, Boston Stump, Bourne Abbey, Cadwell Park, Cross Keys Bridge, Crowland Abbey, Donna Nook, Far Ings, Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore, Gibraltar Point, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Grimsby Minster, Haxey Hood, Humber Bridge, Isle of Axholme, Kinema in the Woods, Kingdom of Lindsey, Lincoln Castle,Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cliff, Lincolnshire Fens, Lincolnshire Coast, Market Rasen Racecourse, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, St James' Church, Louth, Tattershall Castle, The Wash, The Wolds, Usher Gallery, Winceby Battlefield, Woolsthorpe Manor