King's Dyke
Built-up area in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.558, -0.168 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 24 97 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
King's Dyke sits in the low-lying landscape of Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England, where ribbon-like drainage channels and reclaimed peat soils define the countryside. The dyke itself is typical of the region’s engineered waterways that control water levels across flat fenland, creating a mix of intensively farmed arable fields and wet margins valued by wildlife; such edges often attract waders and wildfowl and can be quiet spots for walking and birdwatching.
Historically the area reflects a long story of drainage, land reclamation and local engineering dating from medieval straightening to later large-scale schemes, and the name hints at its past role as a boundary or watercourse. Economically the surrounding Fenland is dominated by agriculture - high-yield cereals, vegetables and seed crops - and socially the communities retain a distinct fenland identity shaped by shared reliance on water management and farming traditions.
Postcode districts covering King's Dyke
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Corby 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Wisbech 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Spalding 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Huntingdon 15.1 miles24.3 km
- March 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Stamford 15 miles24.2 km
- Ely 21.1 miles34 km
- Bourne 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Market Deeping 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Whittlesey 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Downham Market 23.2 miles37.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Whittlesey North West Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Whittlesey Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stanground South Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Whittlesey Lattersey Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- East Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fletton and Stanground Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Farcet Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Whittlesey South Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Central Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Park Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Dogsthorpe Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Coates and Eastrea Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in King's Dyke
PE7 1PJ, PE7 2PB, PE7 2PA, PE7 2JB, PE7 2FG, PE7 1PG, PE7 2PG
Transport links
- Luton Airport 47.9 miles77.1 km
- Stansted Airport 49.5 miles79.7 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near King's Dyke Ad
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 4 miles6.5 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Newark Hotel Peterborough 3.1 miles5 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
Local points of interest
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Burghley House Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 18.8 miles30.3 km