Where is Gedney Dyke?

Where is Gedney Dyke?

Gedney Dyke is a village in the civil parish of Gedney and the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is centred where Roman Bank road runs into Main Street at the junction with Engine Dyke road.

Where is Roman Bank and Engine Dyke?

Roman Bank and Engine Dyke are part of the B1359 road which runs from Gedney Drove End, at the north-east, to Long Sutton to the southeast. Within the village are detached and semi detached houses, bungalows, a village farm, and a village hall.

What is the history of the Dyke war memorial?

Gedney Dyke war memorial for those who died in the First and Second World Wars, a 9 feet (3 m) obelisk in Aberdeen granite designed by the local mason Charles Warrick, was “unveiled on 4 April 1920”. In a field at the northwest of Main Street was found mounds of a previous medieval saltern, evidenced by “burnt earth, slag [and] shells”.

What happened at the corner of Main Street and Engine Dyke?

In a field at the northwest of Main Street was found mounds of a previous medieval saltern, evidenced by “burnt earth, slag [and] shells”. A former post office with general store (built 1903) at the corner of Main Street and Engine Dyke was converted to a residential property in 2018.