Dyke, Lincolnshire

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.

Dyke

Baptist Chapel, Dyke
Dyke
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF105225
• London85 mi (137 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBOURNE
Postcode districtPE10
Dialling code01778
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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
  1. Historic England. "Listed portion of Car Dyke (1034975)". PastScape. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. "Office for National Statistics web site, 2001 census".
  3. "Area population 2011".
  4. "Black Sluice IDB".
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