A straight channel all the way to Peterborough
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A straight channel all the way to Peterborough
Image: © Richard Humphrey Taken: 4 Mar 2010
A view of the River Nene from Guyhirn bridge looking towards Peterborough.This straight channel was dug in the 18th century - the river used to flow from Wisbech to March and beyond. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/natural_history/cycle_through_time/04.shtml
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