fenland

fenland
noun Date: before 12th century an area of low often marshy ground

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  • Fenland — is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech (often called the capital of the fens [http://www.wisbech town.co.uk/] ). The …   Wikipedia

  • fenland — UK [ˈfenlænd] / US [ˈfenˌlænd] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fenland : singular fenland plural fenlands a large area of wet flat land, especially in eastern England …   English dictionary

  • Fenland local elections — Fenland District Council is elected every four years.Political controlNo overall control 1973 1976Conservative 1976 1995Labour 1995 1999Conservative 1999 presentCouncil electionsFenland Council election, 1999Fenland Council election, 2003Fenland… …   Wikipedia

  • Fenland (disambiguation) — Fenland may mean: * Fenland, or the Fens, an area of low lying land in eastern England ** Fenland, a local authority district in Cambridgeshire, England, forming part of the Fens ** Fenland Airfield, an airfield near Spalding, Lincolnshire,… …   Wikipedia

  • Fenland Airfield — Infobox Airport name = Fenland Airfield nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = 265px caption = Fenland Airfield control tower and clubhouse IATA = ICAO = EGCL type = Public owner = operator = Fenland Aero Club (Licensing) Ltd… …   Wikipedia

  • fenland — /fen land , leuhnd/, n. a low area of marshy ground. [FEN1 + LAND] * * * ▪ district, England, United Kingdom       district, administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England. The district, in northern Cambridgeshire, covers only a… …   Universalium

  • fenland — noun Low lying ground, often wet or marshy …   Wiktionary

  • fenland — n ( es/ ) fen land, marsh …   Old to modern English dictionary

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