Fenland

Local authority district in Cambridgeshire, England

Coordinates:	52.57, 0.02
OS grid ref:	TL 36 99

Fenland (Local authority district) in Cambridgeshire is the quintessential English fenland: very flat, low-lying countryside of reclaimed marshes drained by an intricate network of dykes, washes and pumping stations. Much of the district sits at or below sea level and the landscape is dominated by large arable fields, market towns and wide skies; the district has strong links to the River Great Ouse and River Nene and borders the tidal creeks of The Wash.

Economically and culturally the area is shaped by intensive agriculture - vegetables, potatoes, cereals and bulb growing - alongside food processing, light industry and logistics. Towns such as Wisbech (often called the "Capital of the Fens"), March, Chatteris and Whittlesey reflect a mix of Georgian architecture, local markets and fenland heritage; the history of reclamation, peat working and water engineering is visible everywhere and gives the district a distinctive social identity of resilient, closely knit rural communities.

Fenland postcode districts

Most populated places in Fenland

Places in Fenland

Benwick Built-up area
Chatteris Built-up area
Chatteris North & Manea Ward
Chatteris South Ward
Christchurch Built-up area
Coates and Eastrea Built-up area
Doddington Parish
Doddington & Wimblington Ward
Elm Parish
Elm & Christchurch Ward
Emneth and Elm Built-up area
Friday Bridge Built-up area
Gorefield Built-up area
Guyhirn Built-up area
King's Dyke Built-up area
Leverington Built-up area
Leverington & Wisbech Rural Ward
Manea Built-up area
March Built-up area
March East Ward
March North Ward
March South Ward
March West & Benwick Ward
Murrow Built-up area
Newton-in-the-Isle Built-up area
Parson Drove Built-up area
Parson Drove & Wisbech St. Mary Ward
Tydd St. Giles Built-up area
Whittlesey Built-up area
Wimblington Parish
Wimblington and Doddington Built-up area
Wisbech Built-up area