Twenty, Lincolnshire
{{Short description|Village in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name = Village Hall, Twenty - geograph.org.uk - 128423.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Village Hall, Twenty
| static_image_width = 300
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.7711|-0.2909|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Twenty
| population =
| shire_district = South Kesteven
| region = East Midlands
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
| constituency_westminster = Grantham and Bourne
| post_town = BOURNE
| postcode_district = PE10
| postcode_area = PE
| dial_code = 01778
| os_grid_reference = TF153207
| london_distance_mi = 90
| london_direction = S
}}
Twenty is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately {{Convert|3|mi|km|0}} east of Bourne, and {{Convert|5|mi|km|0}} west of Spalding.
Location
Twenty is situated on the A151 road, possibly originally a Roman road or Norman causeway, a road today notable for the very deep drainage dyke that runs alongside it. Nearby are Guthram Gowt and West Pinchbeck. Immediately to the south is the River Glen.
No separate population statistic is available for Twenty. The best available report lumps together Dyke, Twenty, South Fen and Spalding Road outside Bourne, with a total of 495,[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6447257&c=E00133564&d=15&e=62&g=6447257&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1366472618011&enc=1 Office for National Statistics web site, 2011 census, Key Statistics] with Dyke being the largest.
Modern drainage
The area falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[http://www.blacksluiceidb.gov.uk/ Black Sluice IDB] They maintain a small electric pumping station to the west of the crossroads, called Twenty Pumping Station
See also
References
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- Wheeler, W. H. A History of the Fens of South Lincolnshire, 2nd edn. Boston & London. 1896. Facsimile edn Paul Watkins. Stamford. 1990. {{ISBN|1-871615-19-4}} .
- Ordnance Survey. 1:25 000 First Series. Sheet TF12 (Dowsby). 1955.
- Croft, E. Lincolnshire Railway Stations. Reflections of a Bygone Age. Nottingham. 1993. {{ISBN|0-946245-77-0}} . (a photo of Twenty Station).
- Dugdale, W. Imbanking and Draining. 1662. (Map of the Lindsey Level.)
- Bevis, T. Hereward and De Gestis Herwardi Saxonis Westrydale Press. March. 1981. (direct translation of the Peterborough monk's work).
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Twenty, Lincolnshire}}
- [http://www.skdc.com/Tourism/VisitorServices.aspx?View=4 District Council page on Bourne]
- {{oscoor gbx|TF153207}}
- [http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/index.php Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust]
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