Dyke, Lincolnshire
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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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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.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- "Dyke", homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
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