Wisbech Canal of the rest of the canal was used as a landfill site, and consequently any development within 270 yd (250m) of the former line of the canal requires special consent from Cambridgeshire County Council's Waste Management Services department. Wisbech Canal The Wisbech Canal was a broad canal near Wisbech in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire, England. It ran from the River Nene at Wisbech to the Well Creek at Outwell in Norfolk, which gave access to the River Great Ouse. It was abandoned in 1926 and filled in during the 1970s. The canal was planned as a means to improve
Port of Wisbech marshes provided rich productive farmland, bringing prosperity to the port of Wisbech. Regular shipments of corn and oil seed rape to the coast and continent, and imports which included coal from the North and timber from the Baltic. In 2004 the port was taken over by Fenland district council. Approx annual tonnage - 800,000. Connections to major transport links - A17, A47 east coast to A1/M1 carriageway. Port of Wisbech Port of Wisbech is an inland port on River Nene in Wisbech, United Kingdom. It is mainly used for cargo and industrial purposes nowadays. Southern part of the port houses