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The Fens is a large rural area in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. The Great Fen was a vast landscape of marshes, bogs and reeds. It was drained several centuries ago. The result is a vast, flat agricultural landscape. It lies within many council areas including Fenland (Cambridgeshire), Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire), King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Norfolk), Peterborough, South Kesteven (Lincolnshire) and South Holland (Lincolnshire).
Primary Name(s): The Fens
Variant Name(s): Fenland The Great Fen
Place Type: Traditional Landscape Area
Historic County: Cambridgeshire
Division of County: Isle of Ely
Lat, Long: 52.607274,0.084316
Grid Reference: TF 4123 0309
Council Area: Fenland CA (Cambridgeshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
GBPN ID: GBPN287734
GGA Code: C08000002
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Fens,_Cambridgeshire_287734
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/The_Great_Fen
Primary Name(s): The Fens
Variant Name(s): Fenland The Great Fen
Place Type: Traditional Landscape Area
Historic County: Cambridgeshire
Division of County: Isle of Ely
Lat, Long: 52.607274,0.084316
Grid Reference: TF 4123 0309
Council Area: Fenland CA (Cambridgeshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
GBPN ID: GBPN287734
GGA Code: C08000002
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Fens,_Cambridgeshire_287734 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/The_Great_Fen