What is "mardyke"

The Mardyke is an area in Cork city, on the northern half of the long western part of the island formed by the two channels of the River Lee near the city center. It was historically left as open space, because the land along the north channel of the river is prone to flooding. From east to west these open spaces are: Presentation Brothers College, a boy's secondary school; the Mardyke ground of Cork County Cricket Club; Fitzgerald Park, which includes Cork Public Museum; and the athletic grounds of University College Cork. The Mardyke is also home to Sundays Well Lawn Tennis Club.

The Mardyke (sometimes, but less frequently, Mar Dyke, occasionally Mardike) is a small river, mainly in Thurrock, that flows into the River Thames at Purfleet, close to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. In part, it forms the boundary between the Essex hundreds of Barstable and Chafford. The river gives its name to the Mardyke Valley—a project aimed at increasing appreciation and usage of recreational land around the Mardyke.

Mardyke may refer to:

• Mardyke, a district of Cork, Ireland.
• The Mardyke, a sports venue in Cork, Ireland.
• Mardyke (cricket ground), a cricket ground in Cork, Ireland.
• Mardyke (river), a tributary of the River Thames.
• Mardyke Estate, a housing development in south London.