Fens

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The Fens is a low-lying, historically marshy region of eastern England known for its extensive drainage, rich agricultural land, and distinctive rural landscape.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
The Fens 26
Fens canonical 7
the Fens 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
rural area
wetland
borders The Wash
climate temperate maritime
contains The Wash
containsTown Boston
Ely
March
Spalding
Wisbech
country United Kingdom
drainageAssociatedWith Cornelius Vermuyden
drainageAssociatedWith Dutch engineers
drainageBegan medieval period
elevation mostly below sea level
floodProtection drainage ditches
drainage pumps
embankments
hasFeature drainage channels
drains
dykes
straight roads on embankments
historicalLandCover fenland
marshland
knownFor distinctive rural landscape
extensive drainage systems
large arable fields
peat soils
rich agricultural land
straight drainage channels
locatedIn East Anglia
England
eastern England
linked to: East Anglia
mainRiver River Great Ouse
River Nene
River Welland
River Witham
majorCrops cereals
sugar beet
vegetables
majorDrainagePhase 17th century
partOf Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Peterborough
Suffolk
primaryLandUse arable farming
risk flooding
soilType alluvial
peat
terrain low-lying

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isle of Ely surroundedBy The Fens
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Isle of Ely partOf The Fens
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Ely–Peterborough line crosses The Fens
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MARCH locatedInArea The Fens
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River Little Ouse region The Fens
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North East Cambridgeshire dominantGeography The Fens
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Boston, Lincolnshire near The Fens
subject linked to: Boston
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Norfolk Fens partOf The Fens
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M&GN Joint Railway servedRegion The Fens
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River Nene near Fens of eastern England
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Ma Costa homeRegion Fens
subject linked to: Ma Costa in His Dark Materials
Cambridgeshire Fens partOf The Fens
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South Holland, Lincolnshire isPartOf The Fens
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Well Creek region The Fens
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Deeping St Nicholas locatedIn The Fens
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Peakirk locatedIn The Fens
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Prickwillow locatedIn The Fens
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Hilgay locatedIn The Fens
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Baston Leisure Park near The Fens
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South Lincolnshire hasLandscape The Fens
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English Lowlands includes The Fens
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Hockwold cum Wilton locatedIn The Fens
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Fenland waterways locatedIn The Fens
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Wisbech Town F.C. basedNear The Fens
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March locatedIn The Fens
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Haddenham Hill area of the Fens locatedIn the Fens
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Ouse Washes partOf The Fens
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Great Ouse flood defence system locatedIn The Fens
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Old Bedford River locatedIn the Fens
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Old Bedford River partOf Great Level of the Fens
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Ramsey Abbey locatedIn Fens of eastern England
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Crowland Abbey region Fens
Middle Level Commissioners locatedIn the Fens
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Upwell partOf The Fens
subject linked to: village of Upwell
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