Rape and copse off Cross Guns Road, Thorney Toll
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Rape and copse off Cross Guns Road, Thorney Toll
Image: © Richard Humphrey Taken: 25 Apr 2011
In an area of reclaimed farmland still shown on maps as Anventurers' land south of Terrington Land Farm. Drainage of the Fens began in earnest when, in 1630, Francis Earl of Bedford and a number of investors, known as “Adventurers” because they “adventured” their money, commissioned a Dutchman, Cornelius Vermuyden to drain the Fens. Some areas of the drained land within the Fens still retain the name “Adventurers’ Fen”.
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Image Location
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52.601463
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-0.013988