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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 wikiPageExternalLink s15.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageExternalLink Deeping-Fen-IDB-drains-maintained-1943-to-1965.pdf.
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageID "30140580".
- Deeping_Fen wikiPageRevisionID "602512992".
- 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".
- Deeping_Fen subject Category:Fens_of_England.
- Deeping_Fen subject Category:Geography_of_Lincolnshire.
- Deeping_Fen subject Category:Land_drainage_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Deeping_Fen point "52.7284 -0.20205".
- Deeping_Fen type Place.
- Deeping_Fen type PopulatedPlace.
- Deeping_Fen type Settlement.
- Deeping_Fen type Wikidata:Q532.
- Deeping_Fen type Place.
- Deeping_Fen type Location.
- Deeping_Fen type _Feature.
- Deeping_Fen comment "Deeping Fen is a low-lying area in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England, which covers approximately 47 square miles (120 km2).".
- Deeping_Fen label "Deeping Fen".
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- Deeping_Fen sameAs Q5250633.
- Deeping_Fen sameAs Q5250633.
- Deeping_Fen lat "52.7284".
- Deeping_Fen long "-0.20205".
- Deeping_Fen wasDerivedFrom Deeping_Fen?oldid=602512992.
- Deeping_Fen depiction Adventurers_Pumping_Station.jpg.
- Deeping_Fen isPrimaryTopicOf Deeping_Fen.
- Deeping_Fen name "Deeping Fen".