Twenty is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) east from the market town of Bourne, and 5 miles (8 km) west from Spalding. Agriculture is the major industry.

Twenty
The Village Hall, Twenty
Twenty Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF153207
• London	90 mi (140 km) S
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOURNE
Postcode district	PE10
Dialling code	01778
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52.7711°N 0.2909°W / 52.7711; -0.2909

Location

Twenty is situated on the A151 road, possibly originally a Roman road or Norman causeway, a road today notable for the very deep drainage dyke that runs alongside it. Nearby are Guthram Gowt 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,[1] with Dyke being the largest.

Modern drainage

The area falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[2] They maintain a small electric pumping station to the west of the crossroads, called Twenty Pumping Station

See also

• List of places with numeric names

References

• Wheeler, W.H. A History of the Fens of South Lincolnshire, 2nd edn. Boston & London. 1896. Facsimile edn Paul Watkins. Stamford. 1990. ISBN 1-871615-19-4 .
• Ordnance Survey. 1:25 000 First Series. Sheet TF12 (Dowsby). 1955.
• Croft, E. Lincolnshire Railway Stations. Reflections of a Bygone Age. Nottingham. 1993. ISBN 0-946245-77-0 . (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

• Media related to Twenty, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
• District Council page on Bourne
• Map sources for Twenty, Lincolnshire
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust