fenland
[fen-land, -luh nd]
- a low area of marshy ground.
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Origin of fenland
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Ely is nearly, but not quite, the highest spot in the Fenland.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of ElyW. D. Sweeting
The Fenland is only an example of a still further stage in this process.
Notes on the FenlandT. McKenny Huges
It only occurs in fenland, chiefly Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
The Moths of the British Isles, First SeriesRichard South
The good Ivo was overseas, busy on the Brittany marches, and there was no ruler in Fenland.
The Path of the KingJohn Buchan
And not only whales but Grampusses have been taken in this Estuarie or mouth of the fenland rivers.
Notes and Letters on the Natural History of NorfolkThomas Browne