Place:Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England

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NameFenland District
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates52.575°N 0.049°W
Located inCambridgeshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoMarch, Isle of Ely, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality in 1974
Chatteris, Isle of Ely, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality in 1974
Whittlesey, Isle of Ely, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality in 1974
Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality in 1974
North Witchford Rural, Isle of Ely, Englandrural district merged into the district municipality in 1974
Wisbech Rural, Isle of Ely, Englandrural district merged into the district municipality in 1974
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The Fenland District is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and it covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey and Wisbech; the last is often called the "capital of the fens". It was formed on 1 April 1974, with the merger of the Borough of Wisbech, Chatteris Urban District, March Urban District, Whittlesey Urban District, North Witchford Rural District and Wisbech Rural District. The district covers around 500 square kilometres (210.99 square miles) of mostly-agricultural land in the extremely-flat Fens. The population of the district was 98,262 at the 2011 UK census. The Fenland economy has for years been built upon farming and food related industry. The food industry is now well established, and related processing, storage, packaging and distribution has become more sophisticated and diverse. The predominantly rural economy of the area has also included a strong industrial tradition, including brick making, printing and engineering, but many Fenland residents travel outside the area to work.
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