2021

TF3801 : The bridge to nowhere - The Nene Washes

taken 3 years ago, near to Ring's End, Cambridgeshire, England

The bridge to nowhere - The Nene Washes
The bridge to nowhere - The Nene Washes
It crosses over Morton's Leam (lost in the flood water) giving access to hundreds of acres of washland, some still currently owned by the photographers family. To see the original bridge, replaced in 2011 see Link
The Nene Washes © Richard Humphrey

The Nene Washes are a large area of grassland which can be deliberately flooded and are generally known a washland. They are located between the River Nene and a bank south of Morton’s Leam (The South Bank) and stretch for 12 miles from Peterborough to Guyhirn. The area is technically a giant flood reservoir. The washes have local village names, Guyhirn Wash, Wisbech St Mary Wash, Whittlesey Wash etc but are collectively known as The Nene Washes. One of the earliest Fenland drains, Morton’s Leam, dug in the late 15th century (before the nearby River Nene was straightened in the early 1700s) flows in almost a straight line parallel to the current course of the River Nene through the washes. At times of potential flooding along The Nene Valley water is channeled from The River Nene into Morton’s Leam and onto the washes. Water is released from The Washes via a sluice gate, see Link near Guyhirn and back into the River Nene at low tide when the threat of flooding the along The Nene Valley has subsided.


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Geographical Context: Grassland Rivers, Streams, Drainage Primary Subject: Flood Plain other tags: Bridge Trees Grassland Mortons Leam Washland Wash Flood Water Drain Bushes Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TF3801, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Humphrey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 11 February, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 14 February, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 3808 0196 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:35.8737N 0:2.2342E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 3808 0193
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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