10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FENS»
Discover the use of
Fens in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Fens and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Draining of the
Fens
The text is ambitious in scope, reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer, and covers a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, ranging from geology to socio-economic analysis.
2
Fens of Grand Mesa, Colorado: Characterization, Impacts from ...
In the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado 1800's water law encouraged water development of reservoirs, dams, and ditches on Grand Mesa, leading to a subsequent loss of fen habitat.
3
Fens and Bogs in the Netherlands: Vegetation, History, ...
This volume focuses on the geology, land use history, palaeoecology, ecology and conservation of peatlands (fens and bogs) in The Netherlands.
4
King's Lynn and the
Fens: medieval art, architecture and ...
The fourteen papers collected in this volume explore the medieval art, architecture and archaeology of Kings Lynn and the Fens.
John McNeill, British Archaeological Association, 2008
5
Stonea and the Roman
fens
This book examines Stonea as a central place in the fens - first the Icenian stronghold of Stonea Camp, then the Roman town adjacent to it and the subsequent development of Stonea Island.
6
Liable to Floods: Village Landscape on the Edge of the
Fens, ...
This book studies the evolution and destruction of a part of the English landscape, following the history of three peasant communities - Landbeach, Waterbeach and Cottenham - on the margin of the Fens.
When the Personal Secretary to the British Premier gave him a sudden call and
asked him for the Fens' phone number, for the first time in many years he actually
lost his cool. That is to say, to some extent at least, he lost control of himself.
8
British Plant Communities: Volume 4, Aquatic Communities, ...
A19. Ranunculus. aquatilis. community. Ranunculetum. aquatilis. Gehu. l. 96. l.
Floristie table A 19 Ranunculus aquatilis V (2-8) Glyceriafluitans III. Synonymy
Vegetation of nearly stagnant waters Tansley l9ll p.p. Constant species
Ranunculus ...
The charming village streets, the great parish churches and abbeys, the high river-banks, the floods, the black earth of the peat fens, and more are all lovingly described in this book.
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Village Life in the
Fens, Or, Old Age Pensions and "back to ...
The Dutch proverb that "God made the sea and man made the land," implying
that that country being below sea-level, depended for its existence upon
embanking and efficient drainage, might be said to be true of the early history of
the Fens.
Frederic John Gardiner, 1908
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FENS»
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Fens is used in the context of the following news items.
Britain's Got Talent star Danny Posthill set for homecoming gig in …
The impressionist, who finished seventh in the ITV contest earlier this year, grew up in the Rift House and Fens areas of the town. He now ... «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage in ACT is a treasure for creative artists
Satoshi's beautiful sculptures were featured in the Bogs and Fens exhibition at Craft ACT's Civic Gallery. Exhibition colleague and Canberra ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
New service branches in Wisbech and March
People with hearing difficulties are set to benefit after a charity extended its services to the Fens. Cambridgeshire Hearing Help (formerly ... «Fenland Citizen, Jul 15»
Anton Rippon: Grimsby is no Benidorm but hopefully there will be a …
My father's family came from the Fens and although the Mariners were hardly his local team, they were still Lincolnshire's only First Division ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
New charity for Cathedral
“From the understated landscape of the fens to the raw details of a building site, it is often the 'anonymous' rather than the 'picturesque' that ... «Bury Free Press, Jul 15»
The Day Babe Ruth Arrived In Boston, Met His Wife, And Pitched 7 …
... ballpark in the Fens," said Dan Rea, a special assistant to Red Sox president Larry Lucchino who has served as the team's unofficial archivist ... «WGBH NEWS, Jul 15»
OuseFest: Celebrate history, wildlife and habitats of Ouse Washes …
Writing the Fens: an evening with Jim Kelly, Jill Dawson and Alison Bruce – St Peter's Church, Ely. July 22; 7.10pm. How to film wildlife ... «Cambs Times, Jul 15»
Inspired by the land of water and wide skies of the Fens and East …
Painting life for Elizabeth Fitzgerald Carter started in Pymore. It's a cliché that life begins after 40 but this is truly the case for the former village ... «Ely Standard, Jul 15»
How does your garden grow? Well quite nicely at Chatteris …
Others just like to escape to the peace of the Fens, cultivate their crops and then take home deliciously fresh produce. Anyone considering ... «Wisbech Standard, Jul 15»
Schools revive legend of Fenland folklore
School children in the Fens will revisit the stories of Tom Hickathrift, the giant who hailed from the Marshland between King's Lynn and Wisbech ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
