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- Deeping_Fen abstract "Deeping Fen is a low-lying area in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England, which covers approximately 47 square miles (120 km2). It is bounded by the River Welland and the River Glen, and is extensively drained, but the efficient drainage of the land exercised the minds of several of the great civil engineers of the 17th and 18th centuries.Drainage schemes were first authorised during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, but from 1632, a group of Adventurers took control of the drainage, in return for which they were granted land. They faced the problem that the outfalls of the River Welland and the River Glen were not sufficiently low to enable proper drainage by gravity, and most schemes included improvement to the rivers. John Perry, an engineer of some repute, who had set the standard for engineering reports in 1727, began work in 1730, and was followed by John Grundy, Sr., a pioneer in applying scientific principles to civil engineering problems. His son, John Grundy, Jr., was another capable engineer, who was retained as a consultant after he resigned as full-time Surveyor of Works.In 1800 the civil engineers William Jessop and John Rennie assisted local engineers with plans for improvements, the chief of which was for a steam pumping station. This plan was not implemented immediately, but two steam engines fitted with scoop wheels were installed at Pode Hole in 1823. The pumping station was the largest in the Fens at the time, and remained so for many years. Steam gradually gave way to diesel engines and scoop wheels were replaced by centrifugal pumps, and the diesel engines were then replaced by electric motors. However, the beam engine and scoop wheel at Pinchbeck Marsh, which ran from 1833 to 1952, was not scrapped, and can be visited by the public.From 1801 the fen was managed by trustees, appointed under the terms of an act of Parliament obtained in that year, and this remained the case until 1939 when the administrative structure was replaced by the Welland & Deepings Internal Drainage Board.".
- Deeping_Fen country Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen country United_Kingdom.
- Deeping_Fen distanceToLondon "136794.24".
- Deeping_Fen district South_Holland,_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen gridReference "TF215160".
- Deeping_Fen populationTotal "1323".
- Deeping_Fen postalCode "PE6".
- Deeping_Fen thumbnail Adventurers_Pumping_Station.jpg?width=300.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageExternalLink G-DeepingFen.html.
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- Deeping_Fen wikiPageID "30140580".
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageLength "22672".
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageOutDegree "49".
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageRevisionID "678774616".
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Adventurers_(land_drainage).
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- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fens_of_England.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Category:Land_drainage_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Category:Landforms_of_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Centrifugal_pump.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Deeping_Gate.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Deeping_St_James.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Deeping_St_Nicholas.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Domesday_Book.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Duke_of_Buccleuch.
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- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Francis_Russell,_4th_Earl_of_Bedford.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Gwynnes_Limited.
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- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Lincolnshire.
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- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Moulton,_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Non-metropolitan_district.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Old_English.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Pinchbeck_Engine.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Pode_Hole.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Pumping_station.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink River_Glen,_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink River_Welland.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Montagu,_3rd_Earl_of_Manchester.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Scoop_wheel.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink South_Holland,_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink South_Holland_and_The_Deepings_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Spalding,_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink The_Deepings.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink Vernatts_Drain.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLink William_Jessop.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLinkText "Deeping Fen".
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageWikiLinkText "Welland and Deepings".
- Deeping_Fen civilParish "Deeping St Nicholas".
- Deeping_Fen constituencyWestminster South_Holland_and_The_Deepings_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Deeping_Fen country "England".
- Deeping_Fen hasPhotoCollection Deeping_Fen.
- Deeping_Fen hideServices "Yes".
- Deeping_Fen latitude "52.7284".
- Deeping_Fen londonDirection "S".
- Deeping_Fen londonDistanceMi "85".
- Deeping_Fen longitude "-0.20205".
- Deeping_Fen officialName "Deeping Fen".
- Deeping_Fen osGridReference "TF215160".
- Deeping_Fen population "1323".
- Deeping_Fen postcodeArea "PE".
- Deeping_Fen postcodeDistrict "PE6".
- Deeping_Fen region "East Midlands".
- Deeping_Fen shireCounty Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen shireDistrict South_Holland,_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen staticImage2Name "Bylaws for the drainage of Deeping Fen .jpg".
- Deeping_Fen staticImageCaption "Bylaws posted on the old pump station".
- Deeping_Fen staticImageCaption "The electric pumping station at Pode Hole, known as the Adventurers pumping station".
- Deeping_Fen staticImageName "Adventurers_Pumping_Station.jpg".
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- Deeping_Fen subject Category:Fens_of_England.
- Deeping_Fen subject Category:Land_drainage_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Deeping_Fen subject Category:Landforms_of_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen hypernym Area.
- Deeping_Fen point "52.7284 -0.20205".
- Deeping_Fen type Place.
- Deeping_Fen type PopulatedPlace.