Saint Guthlac of Crowland was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.
A 15th-century statue from the second tier of the ruined nave of Croyland Abbey
St Guthlac's cross from c. 1200, inscribed Hanc Petra Guthlac ..., marked the boundary of Crowland Abbey.
Crowland Abbey’s 13th-century quatrefoil with scenes from the life of St Guthlac.
Roundel from Guthlac Roll, 1210: Guthlac in contemplation
The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying agricultural region supported by a system of drainage channels and man-made rivers and automated pumping stations. There have been unintended consequences to this reclamation, as the land level has continued to sink and the dykes have been built higher to protect it from flooding.
Wicken Fen
England population density and low elevation coastal zones. The Fens are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.
A windpump at Wicken Fen
The former by-laws of Deeping Fen at Pode Hole near Spalding