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  • University, out by the Fenlands -- that section of the city which is rapidly becoming a students 'quarter, with its Simmons College, the New

    The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth Agnes Rothery

  • Thus, then, there will, when all have returned, be a goodly number, and it is our defence of the Fenlands that has won their freedom for them.

    Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion 1867

  • Arrive at Cambridge train station and breathe in the soft air of the Fenlands.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Take Care Now has lost its contract to supply services in the Fenlands area of Cambridgeshire.

    British Blogs 2010

  • Skating enthusiasts have been flocking to the Fenlands where, for the first time in more than a decade, the conditions have been ideal for speed skating.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • Fenlands and North Norfolk area all reveal sea-level histories trending upward during the past

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Fenlands and North Norfolk area all reveal sea-level histories trending upward during the past

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • I'm going to draw a parallel with the events of 1845 in the Fenlands of East Anglia.

    Freeborn John 2008

  • Yet whenever I traveled down there from the north I had my heart in my mouth because, as the train drew closer, I saw a speck on the horizon growing bigger and closer, and bigger and closer, until its vaulting lines finally became clear, like a Gothic ship sailing through the flatness of the Fenlands: Ely Cathedral, built hundreds of years before so that man could reach towards God and show himself what he could do when he put his mind to it.

    An Interview with Richard Rayner about Cloud Sketcher 2010

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