Village sign, Newton in the Isle
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Village sign, Newton in the Isle by Bikeboy as part of the Geograph project.
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Village sign, Newton in the Isle
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 14 Apr 2015
The village lies on a dry strip of land called the silt fen. This land would have been dry before the drainage of the fens from C17 onwards, hence the name Isle. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4445482 for a close up.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.709376
Longitude
0.124883