Fenland District
Non-metropolitan district in Cambridgeshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. It was historically part of the Isle of Ely. The district covers around 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) of mostly agricultural land in the extremely flat Fens. The council is based in March. Other towns include Chatteris, Whittlesey and Wisbech.
Quick Facts Sovereign state, Constituent country ...
Fenland District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Cambridgeshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | March |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Fenland District Council |
Area | |
• Total | 210.99 sq mi (546.45 km2) |
• Rank | 72nd (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 103,035 |
• Rank | 234th (of 296) |
• Density | 490/sq mi (190/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 12UD (ONS) E07000010 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TL417969 |
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Quick Facts Type, Leadership ...
Fenland District Council | |
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Type | |
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Leadership | |
Paul Medd since October 2011 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 43 councillors[3] |
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Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Fenland Hall, County Road, March, PE15 8NQ | |
Website | |
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Since 2017 the district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by the directly-elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.[4]
The neighbouring districts are East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, South Holland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk.