Foss Dyke, Lincoln

Name: Foss Dyke
Address: Lincoln, United Kingdom

#38 among attractions in Lincoln

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The Foss Dyke, or Fossdyke, connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, and may be the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It is usually thought to have been built around AD 120 by the Romans, but there is no consensus among authors. It was refurbished in 1121, during the reign of King Henry I, and responsibility for its maintenance was transferred to the city of Lincoln by King James I. Improvements made in 1671 included a navigable sluice or lock at Torksey, and warehousing and wharves were built at Brayford Pool in the centre of Lincoln. ()

Alternative names: Length: 11 miCoordinates: 53°17'60"N, 0°45'0"W

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Foss Dyke – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Doddington Hall, Sundown Adventureland, St Peter's Church, St Peter's.

6.8 miSE
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Doddington Hall, Lincoln
174 min walk • Doddington Hall is, from the outside, an Elizabethan prodigy house or mansion complete with walled courtyards and a gabled gatehouse. Inside it was largely updated in the 1760s. It is located in the village of Doddington, to the west of the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
2.6 miW
Theme park, Amusement park
Sundown Adventureland, Retford
66 min walk • Sundown Adventureland is a children's theme park in Rampton, Nottinghamshire, UK. It originally opened as a farmyard in 1968 and is owned by the Rhodes family. As of 2020, it has over 20 rides and attractions.
4.2 miSW
Church
St Peter's Church
108 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul, East Drayton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in East Drayton.
1.8 miSW
Church
St Peter's
47 min walk • St Peter's Church, Laneham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Laneham.
5.8 miSE
Church
All Saints' Church
150 min walk • All Saints' Church, Harby is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Harby, Nottinghamshire.
2.9 miS
Bridge
Dunham Bridge
74 min walk • Dunham Bridge is a toll bridge across the River Trent in England. It spans the border between the administrative counties of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the west and east respectively. It forms part of the A57 road, in the section between the Great North Road and Lincoln.
3.6 miNE
Church
Stow Minster
91 min walk • The Minster Church of St Mary, Stow in Lindsey, is a major Anglo-Saxon church in Lincolnshire and is one of the largest and oldest parish church buildings in England.
7.1 miSE
Village
Skellingthorpe
181 min walk • Skellingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,465.