Bicker
Parish in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.926, -0.177 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 22 38 |
| Population: | 727 |
| Dialling code: | 01205 (Boston) |
The village and civil parish of Bicker sits in the low-lying Fenland a few miles west of Boston in Lincolnshire, close to the network of drainage channels that characterise the area. The South Forty-Foot Drain passes nearby and the landscape is predominantly reclaimed farmland with long views across the fens towards The Wash.
Historically the settlement grew around a medieval Bicker Haven that served as an inland port before silting and drainage altered the coastline, and its economy has long been centred on arable farming and land reclamation; traces of past small-scale industry remain. Today it feels like a typical Fenland village: quiet lanes, a tight-knit community with local amenities such as a village hall and school, and an interest in preserving both its rural character and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Bicker
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Grantham 19.3 miles31 km
- Boston 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Wisbech 23 miles37.1 km
- Spalding 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Stamford 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Sleaford 11 miles17.7 km
- Bourne 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Market Deeping 17.9 miles28.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Bicker Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Swineshead Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Donington Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wigtoft Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Five Village Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Quadring Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Kirton Holme Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Donington, Quadring and Gosberton Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Claydike Bank Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Sutterton Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Gosberton Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Kirton End Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Bicker
PE20 3DW, PE20 3DR, PE20 3DX, PE20 3EB, PE20 3BZ, PE20 3DN, PE20 3BU, PE20 3AX, PE20 3EF … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 48.4 miles78 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 51.5 miles82.8 km
- Swineshead Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
Hotels near Bicker Ad
- Supreme Inn 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Old Kings Head 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Boston West Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Royal Oak 6 miles9.7 km
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Finch Hatton Arms 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Carpenters Arms 7.3 miles11.8 km
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Riverside Inn 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Stanley Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 16 miles25.7 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 17.7 miles28.4 km