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This City map of Fenland shows the region’s streets, paths and places in the local government district of Cambridgeshire, England. Fenland covers about 546.5 square kilometres and had approximately 101,491 residents in 2018. Population increased from 96,000 in 2012 to 103,035 in 2022. The district was established in 1974 and contains 16 mapped subregions, including the market towns of March, Wisbech, Chatteris and Whittlesey.
March is a market town and civil parish in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, with a recorded population of 22,963. It lies in the low-lying Fens near the River Nene and is one of the principal settlements in the district.
March developed as a centre for local trade and transport in the drained fenland landscape. Its streets include historic buildings around the town centre, while the surrounding area contains agricultural land and drainage waterways.
Christchurch is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 893. It stands in the fenland countryside of the Fenland district, where the surrounding land is largely flat and used for agriculture.
The parish is associated with the network of roads, drainage channels and fields that characterises the Fens. Christchurch is located within the wider Cambridgeshire landscape between the larger settlements of March and Wisbech.
Elm is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 4,028. The settlement is situated west of Wisbech in the flat agricultural landscape of the Fens.
Elm is connected with nearby fenland communities by local roads and drainage routes. Its civil parish includes fields and dispersed rural land characteristic of the reclaimed lowlands of northern Cambridgeshire.
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, with a recorded population of 31,573. Its mapped area is 18,670,000 square metres, and the town lies on the River Nene close to The Wash.
Wisbech has a prominent Georgian town centre, including the historic Octagon Church and Peckover House, a National Trust property. The port and the River Nene reflect the town’s long-established connection with inland navigation and trade.
Wisbech St. Mary is a village in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 3,930. It lies west of Wisbech in an area of fertile fenland farmland crossed by drainage channels.
The parish belongs to the rural landscape surrounding the River Nene and the town of Wisbech. Local roads connect Wisbech St. Mary with settlements such as Elm, Leverington and Wisbech.
Parson Drove is a village in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 1,509. It is located west of Wisbech in the flat, drained agricultural landscape of the Fens.
The village is surrounded by fields and the straight drainage waterways typical of fenland settlement. Its local road network links Parson Drove with Wisbech St. Mary, Gorefield and other communities in western Fenland.
Gorefield is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 1,303. It lies in western Fenland between Wisbech and the rural communities near the Lincolnshire border.
The parish is set among intensively cultivated fields on reclaimed fenland. Drainage ditches and minor waterways accompany the roads around Gorefield, reflecting the engineered water management of the Fens.
Leverington is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 3,533. It is situated west of Wisbech, close to the River Nene and the broad agricultural plain of the Fens.
Leverington’s rural surroundings contain fields, drainage channels and low-lying roads leading towards Wisbech and Wisbech St. Mary. The village forms part of the settlement pattern of western Fenland, where farms and villages occupy reclaimed land.
Newton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 805. It is located in the northern part of Fenland amid flat farmland and the drainage network of the Fens.
The settlement is connected by local roads to larger communities including Wisbech and March. Newton’s surroundings consist primarily of cultivated fields, drainage ditches and open fenland countryside.
Tydd St. Giles is a village in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 1,167. It lies in northern Fenland near the county boundary with Lincolnshire, within the low-lying landscape south of The Wash.
The village is surrounded by agricultural land and drainage waterways that regulate the reclaimed fen soils. Local roads connect Tydd St. Giles with Wisbech and other villages in the northern part of the district.
Manea is a village in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 2,797. It stands in the central Fens between March and Chatteris, where the terrain is notably flat and shaped by drainage engineering.
The surrounding fields are crossed by straight ditches and waterways used to manage the low-lying land. Manea is connected by local roads with Doddington, Wimblington and other settlements in central Fenland.
Chatteris is a market town and civil parish in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, with a recorded population of 11,029. It lies between March and Huntingdon on the southern edge of the Fens.
The town developed on slightly higher ground associated with the Chatteris area, while drained agricultural land extends around it. Chatteris is one of Fenland’s four principal market towns, alongside March, Wisbech and Whittlesey.
Doddington is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 2,534. It is located in central Fenland between March and Chatteris, within a predominantly agricultural area.
The village is surrounded by flat fields and drainage channels characteristic of the Fens. Local roads connect Doddington with Manea, Wimblington and the larger market town of March.
Wimblington is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 2,372. It lies in the central Fens between March and Chatteris, in a landscape of reclaimed agricultural land.
Drainage ditches and minor waterways run through the surrounding fields, while local roads connect Wimblington with Doddington and Manea. The village forms part of the settled fenland corridor south of March.
Benwick is a village in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 1,145. It is situated south of March in the drained fenland landscape near the waterways leading towards the River Nene.
The settlement is surrounded by flat agricultural fields, ditches and straight local roads. Benwick is connected with March, Whittlesey and other communities in the southern part of Fenland.
Whittlesey is a market town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire with a recorded population of 17,659. It lies east of Peterborough and at the western edge of the Fens, close to the River Nene and the county boundary.
The town is associated with the historic fenland landscape around Whittlesey Mere, a former wetland area that was drained for agriculture. Whittlesey’s market-town centre and railway connection distinguish it from the smaller rural settlements in southern Fenland.
Data sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0) · Image: Wikimedia Commons
| Inhabitants | 101491 |
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| Area | 546.5 km² |
| Subregions | 16 |
| Inception | 1974 |
| Located in | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | https://www.fenland.gov.uk/ |
Data source: Wikidata (CC0)
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