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The Fens is a uniquely beautiful landscape which is found in East Anglia stretching from Cambridge to Lincoln, and from King's Lynn to Peterborough. It covers around a million acres of important farmland and wildlife rich water on its 200 miles of rivers, both natural and man made.
 The high quality of the local soil means that it is used for growing a wide range of crops including cereals such as wheat and barley, root crops including potatoes, carrots and sugar beet, as well as sprouts, cabbage, cauliflowers, and asparagus. There are a number of fantastic farm shops selling local produce including apples, pears and strawberries. The area is also home to a number of important food related businesses, such as McCains in Whittlesey. The flat landscape of the Fens is famous for its stunning sunsets and is a popular destination with bird-watches.
The Fens are kept dry thanks to the work of numerous Internal Drainage Boards, covering the North, South and Middle Levels. The offices of the Middle Level Commission are located in March, in the heart of the North East Cambridgeshire constituency. The area is kept free of flooding by the huge pumping station at Tydd Gote north of Wisbech, which can shift 200 tonnes of water a minute with water lifted as much as 22 feet (7 metres) uphill to keep the Fens dry.
The constituency of North East Cambridgeshire sits at the heart of the Fens. It includes the four picturesque Fenland market towns of Wisbech (capital of the Fens), March, Whittlesey and Chatteris together with a number of beautiful local villages within Fenland District Council. The constituency also includes Littleport, Sutton, and Little Downham which sit within East Cambridgeshire District Council, situated close to the city of Ely. The constituency was previously known as the Isle of Ely until the boundary changes in 1983, when Ely ceased to be a part of the constituency.
Postcodes within the North East Cambridgeshire constituency are:
Benwick PE15 0, Chatteris PE16 6, Coates PE7 2, Doddington PE15 0, Eastrea PE7 2, Manea PE15 0, March PE15 8, PE15 9, Whittlesey PE7 1, Wimblington PE15 0, Elm PE14 0, Friday Bridge PE14 0, Gorefield PE13 4, Guyhirn PE13 4, Leverington PE13 5, Tydd St Giles PE13 5, Wisbech PE13 1, PE13 2, PE13 3, PE13 5, PE14 0, Wisbech St Mary PE13 4, Littleport CB6 1, Little Downham CB6 2, Sutton CB6 2.
If you have one of these postcodes Steve will be your Parliamentary Candidate at the next General Election.
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