Dyke, Lincolnshire
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 Baptist Chapel, 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]
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.
Dyke's public house is The Wishing Well Inn.
References
External links
Media related to Dyke, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- "Dyke", homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
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