Wisbech Wisbech Wisbech ( ) is a Fenland market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. It had a population of 31,573 in 2011. The town lies in the far north-east of the county, bordering Norfolk and only 5 miles (8 km) south of Lincolnshire. The tidal River Nene running through the town centre is spanned by two bridges. Before the Local Government Act 1972 came into force in 1974 Wisbech was a municipal borough. Wisbece was recorded in the 1086 "Domesday". The name Wisbech is believed to mean "on the back of the (River) Ouse",
Wisbech local non league football team is Wisbech Town Football Club, nicknamed "The Fenmen". In order of birth: A 1924 film recorded a day at the North Cambs hospital in the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA). 1926 street scenes filmed to be shown at the local Electric Theatre. EAFA. North Cambs hospital in the 1930s. EAFA. ‘Approaching Wisbech’ an amateur film of a simulated road traffic accident made in the late 1930s. EAFA. 1961 The Wisbech to Upwell Tramway. EAFA. In 1963 Anglia TV recorded a film report on Wisbech Castle. This is also available to download on the East Anglian