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 agricultural region supported by a system of drainage channels and man-made rivers (dykes and drains) and automated pumping stations.

Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. It was historically part of the Isle of Ely. The district covers around 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) of mostly agricultural land in the extremely flat Fens. The council is based in Fenland Hall, in March.

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Fenland may mean: Fenland, or the Fens, an area of low-lying land in eastern England Fenland District, a local authority district in Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, forming part of the Fens; Fenland Airfield, an airfield near Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, in the Fens

Mar 3, 2025 · Fenland, district, administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in northern Cambridgeshire. The district covers only a part of the drained area of the Fens, from which it takes its name.

Fens, natural region of about 15,500 square miles (40,100 square km) of reclaimed marshland in eastern England, extending north to south between Lincoln and Cambridge.

Feb 13, 2019 · The great works of large-scale drainage of the mid-seventeenth century in Fenland that followed, like the Old and New Bedford Rivers and the Denver Sluice, are some of the largest man-made landscape features in England. Fenland …

Fenland, enveloping East Anglia, is an agriculturist’s paradise. These expansive, idyllic landscapes are embroidered with ribbons of waterways and dykes.

The meaning of FENLAND is an area of low often marshy ground.

Fenland refers to a natural marshy, waterlogged or frequently flooded area of land, which is usually alkaline in nature due to the mineral-rich ground water. These low-lying regions are often rich in mineral ions and support specific types of plants and wildlife.