Fenland - Definition and Overview

Fenland District
Shown within Cambridgeshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Cambridgeshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 91st 546.45 km²
Admin. HQ:	March
ONS code:	12UD
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 272nd 84,335 154 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.6% White
Politics
Fenland District Council http://www.fenland.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MP:	Malcolm Moss

Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech (often called the "capital of the fens"). The district covers around 500 square kilometers of mostly agricultural land in the extremely flat Fens.

It was formed in April 1, 1974, with the merger of the Borough of Wisbech, Chatteris Urban District, March Urban District, Whittlesey Urban District, North Witchford Urban District and Wisbech Rural District.