Dogdyke

Dogdyke is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south from Tattershall, and at the confluence of the Rivers Bain and Witham, and close to where the River Slea joins the Witham.^[1]

Dogdyke
Dogdyke Marina (former railway station)
Dogdyke Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF210554
• London	110 mi (180 km) S
District	North Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN4
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°04′58″N 0°11′39″W / 53.082705°N 0.194219°W / 53.082705; -0.194219

Community

Dogdyke is part of the civil parish of Dogdyke with Chapel Hill^{[2][failed verification]} within the district of North Kesteven^[3] and is within the ecclesiastical parish of Billinghay. The civil parish also includes nearby Tattershall Bridge, where the A153 crosses the Witham.^[1] Nearby settlements are the hamlets of Chapel Hill and Tattershall Bridge, and Hawthorn Hill to which Dogdyke is conjoined.^[1]

The Chapel of St Nicholas was located at Dogdyke in the 14th century, and was mentioned in 1342.^[4] It has long since vanished and its location has not been found. Dogdyke appears as "Dokedyke" in the 14th century,^[5] and fell within the ancient wapentake of Langoe.

The hamlet has two public houses, a caravan park and a marina.

Drainage

The first drainage pump at Dogdyke was built in 1796 and was wind-powered. It was replaced in 1856 by the Dogdyke Pumping Station which was driven by steam, and later by diesel.^[6]

Dogdyke falls within the drainage area of the Witham Third District Internal Drainage Board.^[7]

Chapel Hill, on the opposite west bank of the Witham, falls within the drainage area of the Witham First District Internal Drainage Board.^[8]

See also

• Dogdyke railway station
• Dogdyke Engine

Further reading

• Marlowe, Christopher: The Fen Country, Cecil Palmer, London (1925)

References

1. 122: Skegness & Horncastle (Map) (C2 ed.). 1:50000. OS Landranger. OSGB. 3 April 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-22939-2.
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2. "Dogdyke (inc. Chapel Hill) Parish Council".
3. "Parish Cluster Areas" (PDF).
4. "Unlocated medieval chapel of St Nicholas at Dogdyke". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
5. Maxwell Lyte, H. C., ed. (1914). Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II. Vol. 1: 1377-1381.
6. "Dog Dyke Pumping Station, Tattershall". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
7. . Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
8. "Witham First District IDB".

External links

•   Media related to Dogdyke at Wikimedia Commons
• "Dogdyke", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2013
• "Dogdyke steam drainage station", Dogdyke.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013