Black Lake (Drain)

Black Lake (Drain) is a drainage canal in Cambridgeshire, England. Black Lake (Drain) is situated nearby to the village Wicken, as well as near the locality Burwell Fen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wicken Fen and Burwell Baptist Chapel.

Wicken Fen

Nature reserve

Photo: Dr Border, Public domain.

Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site.

Burwell Baptist Chapel

Church

Photo: Ajay Tegala, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burwell Baptist Chapel is a church.

The Burwell Museum is located in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England. The museum depicts life through the centuries on the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens. Burwell Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Black Lake (Drain).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wicken and Burwell.

Wicken

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.

Burwell

Village

Photo: Senra, CC BY 3.0.

Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes, including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village. Burwell is situated 2 miles southeast of Black Lake (Drain).

Reach

Village

Photo: Ian Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reach is a small village and civil parish on the edge of the fenland in East Cambridgeshire, England at the north end of Devil's Dyke, about 1.5 miles west of Burwell. Reach is situated 2 miles south of Black Lake (Drain).

Black Lake (Drain)

Type: Drainage canal
Category: body of water
Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.29803° or 52° 17′ 53″ north

Longitude

0.30311° or 0° 18′ 11″ east

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9F4278X3+66

GeoNames ID

9884554

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pond Green and Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.

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