2019

TF1839 : Farm on Little Hale Fen

taken 5 years ago, 4 km ESE of Little Hale, Lincolnshire, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Farm on Little Hale Fen in this square
Farm on Little Hale Fen
Farm on Little Hale Fen
The Fens, also known as the Fenland, is a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region.
A fen is the local name for an individual area of marshland or former marshland and also designates the type of marsh typical of the area, which has neutral or alkaline water chemistry and relatively large quantities of dissolved minerals, but few other plant nutrients.
Fenland primarily lies around the coast of the Wash; it reaches into four counties: Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and a small area of Suffolk, as well as the historic county of Huntingdonshire. In whole it occupies an area of nearly 1,500 sq miles.
Most of the Fenland lies within a few metres of sea level. As with similar areas in the Netherlands, much of the Fenland originally consisted of fresh- or salt-water wetlands, which have been artificially drained and continue to be protected from floods by drainage banks and pumps.

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Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Flat landscapes Primary Subject: Farm other tags: The Fens Fenland Farm Buildings Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Little Hale Fen [13] · Farm on Little Hale Fen [4] Other Photos: · Farm on Little Hale Fen Title Clusters: · Farm on Little Hale Fen [2] ·
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TF1839, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 1805 3981 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:56.5623N 0:14.6823W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 1835 3989
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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