King's Dyke

proper noun

A hamlet in Whittlesey parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2496).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Whittlesey parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2496).

Origin

From the name of a drainage channel which passes through the area.

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