Bicker, Lincolnshire
village in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Bicker is a village in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The population of the village was 941 at the 2011 census. It is situated approximately 9 miles (10 km) west-south-west from Boston, and on the A52 road.
History
The medieval estuary, Bicker Haven, which is now a village, took its name from the town of Bicker. It originally formed the outlet of the River Witham which diverted to Boston after a flood in 1014. When the Anglo-Saxon settlers enclosed the marsh for pasture, and the tide no longer reached the haven, it silted-up, whereby Bicker ceased to be a port and became a farming village. This process had already begun with the Donington branch of the haven.
The A52 previously ran through the village, but it is now bypassed to the south. Work on the bypass started in February 1987. Lincolnshire county council built the road, with a 45 week contract, costing £1.1m.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2033041. Authority coordinates are 52.925, -0.181. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1014 and 1987.
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