Which cathedral is known locally as “The Ship of the Fens”?
The Fens his insurgency against Norman England. Fenland monastic houses include the so-called "Fen Five" (Ely Cathedral Priory, Thorney Abbey, Croyland Abbey, Ramsey Abbey and Peterborough Abbey) as well as Spalding Priory. As major landowners, the monasteries played a significant part in the early efforts at drainage of the Fens. During most of the 12th century and the early 13th century, the south Lincolnshire fens were afforested. The area was enclosed by a line from Spalding, along the River Welland to Market Deeping, then along the Car Dyke to Dowsby and across the fens to the Welland. It was deforested in the
The Fens the Fens. The episode "Three Miles Up" of the 1995 BBC series "Ghosts" was set in the Fens. At least one video game has been set in the Fens: The Fens The Fens, also known as the , are a coastal plain in eastern England. This natural marshy region supported a rich ecology and numerous species, as well as absorbing storms. But most of the fens were drained several 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. There have been unintended