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 miles
- Grantham 19.3 miles
- Boston 7.1 miles
- Wisbech 23 miles
- Spalding 9.9 miles
- Stamford 22.7 miles
- Sleaford 11 miles
- Bourne 13.8 miles
- Market Deeping 17.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bicker Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Swineshead Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Donington Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Wigtoft Parish 2.5 miles
- Five Village Ward 2.9 miles
- Quadring Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Kirton Holme Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Donington, Quadring and Gosberton Ward 3.5 miles
- Claydike Bank Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Sutterton Built-up area 4 miles
- Gosberton Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Kirton End Built-up area 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Bicker
PE20 3DJ, PE20 3AZ, PE20 3DL, PE20 3BB, PE20 3EA, PE20 3AD, PE20 3BA, PE20 3AJ, PE20 3DS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 48.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 51.5 miles
- Swineshead Railway Station 3 miles
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Bicker Ad
- The Old Kings Head 4.9 miles
- Boston West Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- The Royal Oak 6 miles
- The Finch Hatton Arms 4 8.7 miles
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 7 miles
- Carpenters Arms 7.3 miles
- Riverside Inn 6.3 miles
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 7.3 miles
- The Stanley Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- The Arundell Hotel 3 7.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 10.2 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 16 miles
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 16.5 miles
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 17.7 miles