Dyke, Lincolnshire
| Dyke | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | BOURNE | |
| Postcode district | PE10 | |
| Dialling code | 01778 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Dyke is a village in 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
