The Fens
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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 a
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
Ely, Cambridgeshire
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Ely is a cathedral city and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies 14 miles north-east of Cambridge, 24 miles south-east of Peterborough, and 80 miles
The Fens
…England. The Fens have been referred to as the "Holy Land of the English" because of the former monasteries, now churches and cathedrals, of Crowland, Ely, Peterborough, Ramsey and Thorney. Other significant settlements in the Fens include Boston, Downham Market, King’s Lynn, Mildenhall, March, Spalding…
Ely Cathedral from the south-east
East aspect of St Mary's vicarage, a Grade II* listed building. Oliver Cromwell lived here between 1638 and 1646. Since 1990, the building has been open as the Oliver Cromwell's House tourist attraction and as Ely's tourist information centre.
The Market Place, Ely, pencil and watercolour by W. W. Collins published 1908 showing northeast aspect of Ely Cathedral in the background with the Almonry—now a restaurant and art gallery—in front of that and the 1847 corn exchange building, now demolished, to the right of the picture.
OpenMap of Ely demonstrating city boundary and environs. City/parish boundary Built-up area Countryside Greenfield land