Fenland

district, England, United Kingdom
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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. In addition to Wisbech, the administrative centre, it includes the small towns of Chatteris, March, and Whittlesey, but the district is mainly rural with dispersed farms. Area 211 square miles (546 square km). Pop. (2001) 83,519; (2011) 95,262.