OS grid reference TF105225 Country England Post town BOURNE Shire county Lincolnshire District South Kesteven Civil parish Bourne | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district PE10 Local time Wednesday 2:22 PM Dialling code 01778 UK parliament constituency 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.
Map of Dyke, Bourne, UK
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.
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, falling to 1,541 at the 2011 census.
Dyke and Dyke Fen fall within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.
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.