Sincil Dike
Sincil Dike also known as Sincil Dyke is a river in Lincolnshire, England.
Course
[edit]The Sincil Dyke splits from the River Witham at Bargate Weir in Lincoln.[1] It runs east for 1.5 miles (2.4 km), passing the west side of the Sincil Bank Stadium before flowing directly under the Lincoln railway station.[2] The river then flows east, out of the city of Lincoln, running parallel to the River Witham as it passes Washingborough, and then rejoins the River Withham west of Bardney.[3]
History
[edit]The river used to rejoin the main channel at Stamp End in Lincoln, but was re-routed into the South Delph, a drainage ditch constructed by John Rennie in the early 19th century that joins the main channel below Bardney lock.[4] The stream is known to have been used as a drainage channel in the mid-13th century and is thought to be pre-medieval or even Roman.[5] Parts of it were culverted in 1847 to allow the construction of Lincoln Central railway station.
References
[edit]- ^ Murphy, Hazel. "Sincil Bank rejuvenation now underway". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Pollock, Frederick; Campbell, Robert; Saunders, Oliver Augustus; Cane, Arthur Beresford; Pease, Joseph Gerald; Bowstead, William (1913). The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English Courts of Common Law and Equity, from the Year 1785, as are Still of Practical Utility ... Sweet and Maxwell, limited.
- ^ medieval lincoln. CUP Archive.
- ^ Smeaton, John (1812). Reports. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown.
- ^ The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English Courts of Common Law and Equity : from the Year 1785, as are Still of Practical Utility. Sweet & Maxwell, limited. 1913.
53°13′35″N 0°32′17″W / 53.2265°N 0.5380°W
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