Wisbech St Mary
| Wisbech St Mary | |
 Station House, Wisbech St Mary |
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  Wisbech St Mary |
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| OS grid reference | TF421060 |
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| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Coordinates: 52°38′N 0°06′E / 52.63°N 0.1°E
Wisbech St Mary is a small village, 2 miles (3 km) west of the town of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, England. and lies between two roads, the B1169 and the A47.
The village has a church, a primary school and some public houses.
The village is built on an old watercourse, a roddon; such sand and silt beds are firmer and rise higher than the surrounding shrinking peat fens.[1]
References
- notes
- bibliography
- Hall, David (1996). The Fenland Project. Cambridgeshire Archaeological Committee in conjunction with the Fenland Project Committee and the Scole Archaeological Committee.
External links
Media related to Wisbech St Mary at Wikimedia Commons
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