Reflections in the River Nene
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Reflections in the River Nene
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 7 Apr 2009
View across Well Creek > http://www.wellcreektrust.org.uk/wellcreektrust_history.html. Houses alongside Town Street (B1412) can be seen beyond. Upwell is located on the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens. Draining of the fens and their conversion into fertile agricultural land started in 1630 when the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden was employed by a group led by the Earl of Bedford. Despite all efforts, nature contrived to ensure that the drainage work should continue as the dry peat shrunk and further lowered the level of the land. Upwell merges with the adjoining village of Outwell, situated on the A1122 close to the Cambridgeshire border about 5 miles south of Wisbech . http://www.upwellpc.co.uk/index.php
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Image Location
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52.598904
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0.211528