Main Dyke is a water channel running through
the Fylde area of
Lancashire in England.
The Main Dyke is an outflow of the largely drained
Marton Mere
Marton Mere is a mere (lake) and Local Nature Reserve in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located near to the Blackpool districts of Marton and Mereside and the village of Staining. It is recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interes ...
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Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
, though Marton Mere originally released its waters via Spen Brook in the opposite directio
The Main Dyke joins the
River Wyre at
Skippool,
appearing to follow the course of an earlier "Skippon River" (named as such on John Speed's map of the count
References
Rivers of the Borough of Fylde
The Fylde
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