The Fens
The Fens is a region in England, United Kingdom. The Fens is situated nearby to the locality Throckenholt, as well as near the village Parson Drove.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Museum of Technology and Church of Holy Trinity.
The Museum of Technology
Museum
The Museum of Technology the History of Gadgets and Gizmos is a technology museum in Throckenholt, a village in Lincolnshire, England, UK. The museum was originally started in the Old Town of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
St John the Baptist’s Church
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Parson Drove, in north Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St John the Baptist’s Church is situated 2½ miles east of The Fens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Throckenholt and Parson Drove.
Throckenholt
Locality
Throckenholt is a village in the civil parish of Sutton St Edmund in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located close to the border of Cambridgeshire about 16 miles south-east of Spalding, 14 miles west of Wisbech and 10 miles south of Holbeach. The Museum of Technology, The Great War and WWII is in the village and opened its doors in 2016.
Parson Drove
Village
Photo: Tony Bennett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parson Drove is a fen village and civil parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. A linear settlement, it is 6 miles west of Wisbech, the nearest town.
Murrow
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murrow is a village in the civil parish of Wisbech St Mary, in Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on Murrow Bank, the B1187 road, 5 miles west from the town of Wisbech. Murrow is situated 2 miles southeast of The Fens.
The Fens
- Type: Region
- Also known as: “Fenland” and “The Fenlands”
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.66667° or 52° 40′ northLongitude
0°Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F42M282+M2GeoNames ID
2649550
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