Wisbech
Also known as Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Wisbech St Peter
Wisbech ( ) is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573. The town lies in the far north-east of Cambridgeshire, bordering Norfolk and only 5 miles (8 km) south of Lincolnshire. The tidal River Nene running through the town is spanned by two road bridges. Wisbech is in the Isle of Ely (a former administrative county) and has been described as "the Capital of The Fens".
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wisbech
- UK place.population
- 33,933
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wisbech
- UK place.shire_district
- Fenland
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.post_town
- WISBECH
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE13, PE14
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.dial_code
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- History
- Toponymy
- Pre-Roman
- Anglo-Saxon
- Norman
- Early Modern
- English Civil War and Commonwealth
- Eighteenth century
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- Governance
- Administrative history
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- Demography
- Lithuanian community
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- Historical
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- Tourism
- Religious sites
- Education
- Sport
- Culture
- Georgian Angles Theatre
- Museums
- Inns, taverns, beerhouses, breweries and beer festivals
- Annual festivals and events
- Literature
- Poetry
- Art
- Photography
- Music
- Embroidery
- Architecture
- Notable buildings and monuments
- Georgian
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- Church architecture
- Lost architecture
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- Deceased
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- Writers
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- Social reform and campaign
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- Medicine and the sciences
- Photography
- Sport
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- Peckover family
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- Climate
- Twin town
- See also
- References
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Wisbech ( ) is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573. The town lies in the far north-east of Cambridgeshire, bordering Norfolk and only 5 miles (8 km) south of Lincolnshire. The tidal River Nene running through the town is spanned by two road bridges. Wisbech is in the Isle of Ely (a former administrative county) and has been described as "the Capital of The Fens".
Wisbech is noteworthy for its fine examples of Georgian architecture, particularly the parade of houses along the North Brink, which includes the National Trust property of Peckover House and the Crescent, part of a circus surrounding Wisbech Castle.
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