Twenty is a

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in the

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district of

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, England. It is situated approximately east from the

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of Bourne, and west from Spalding. Agriculture is the major industry.

Location

Twenty is situated on the

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, possibly originally a

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, a road today notable for the very deep drainage dyke that runs alongside it. Nearby are

Guthram Gowt __NOTOC__ Guthram Gowt is a small settlement in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated both east from Bourne and west from Spalding, and at a bend in the River Glen. History The word 'gowt' refers to a sluice o ...

and West Pinchbeck. Immediately to the south is the River Glen. No separate population statistic is available for Twenty. The best available report lumps together Dyke, Twenty, South Fen and Spalding Road outside Bourne, with a total of 495, with Dyke being the largest.

Modern drainage

The area falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice

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.Black Sluice IDB
/ref> They maintain a small electric pumping station to the west of the crossroads, called ''Twenty Pumping Station''

References

* Wheeler, W.H. ''A History of the Fens of South Lincolnshire'', 2nd edn. Boston & London. 1896. Facsimile edn Paul Watkins. Stamford. 1990. . * Ordnance Survey. 1:25 000 First Series. Sheet TF12 (Dowsby). 1955. * Croft, E. ''Lincolnshire Railway Stations. Reflections of a Bygone Age.'' Nottingham. 1993. . (a photo of Twenty Station). * Dugdale, W. ''Imbanking and Draining''. 1662. (Map of the Lindsey Level.) * Bevis, T. ''Hereward and De Gestis Herwardi Saxonis'' Westrydale Press. March. 1981. (direct translation of the Peterborough monk's work). * Sugar Beet: see Discovery and ulterior links. * Sugar Beet: slightly fuller history in French: see Histoire and ulterior links (External links).

External links

*
District Council page on Bourne
*
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
{{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District

Location

Modern drainage

See also

References

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