Holme, Cambridgeshire
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Holme is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Holme lies approximately 7 miles south of Peterborough, near Conington and Yaxley. Holme is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a n
Village sign in Holme
Holme Posts; the column (right) was erected in 1852, the second in 1957
Whittlesey Mere
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Whittlesea Mere was an area of open water in the Fenland area of the county of Huntingdonshire, England. The mere occupied the land southeast of Yaxley Fen, south of Farcet Fen and north of Holme Fen.
Holme, Cambridgeshire
…the lowest land point in the United Kingdom at 2.75 metres (9.0 ft) below sea level. Before drainage, the fens contained many shallow lakes, of which Whittlesey Mere was one of the largest. The River Nene originally flowed through this mere, then south to Ugg Mere, before turning east towards the Ouse. By 1851…
The present-day site of Whittlesey Mere, looking south towards Tower Farm
The "Black Ham Engine" used in the 1850s to drain Whittlesey Mere. Unique in that it was turf fired
The Ramsey Abbey censer and incense boat in the V&A Museum; they were found when the mere was drained