Why visit March
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 26 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Stonea Camp, War Memorial, Norwood Road and Ring's End Local Nature Reserve.
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About March
March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. It was the county town of the Isle of Ely which was a separate administrative county from 1889 to 1965. The administrative centre of Fenland District Council is located in the town.
From the Wikipedia article March, Cambridgeshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks7
Stonea Camp
Monument and historic site · 3.0 mi
Hillfort in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes26
14 more on the map.
Where to stay3
History
March was recorded as Merche in the Domesday Book of 1086, perhaps from the Old English mearc meaning 'boundary'. Modern March lies on the course of the Fen Causeway, a Roman road, and there is evidence of Roman settlements in the area.
Before the draining of the fens, March was effectively an island in the marshy fens. The town probably owes its origin to the ford on the old course of the River Nene, where the road between Ely and Wisbech, the two chief towns of the Isle of Ely, crossed the river. At one time shipping on the River Nene provided the basis of the town's trade, but this declined with the coming of the railways in the 19th century.
A single arch bridge was built over the River Nene towards the north end of the town in 1850. High Street, which is the chief thoroughfare, is continued over the bridge to Broad Street on the north side of the Nene, and The Causeway is lined with a fine avenue of elm and other trees.
HM Prison Whitemoor, opened in 1991, lies slightly to the northwest of the town. Whitemoor is a maximum security prison for nearly 500 men in Category A and B.
From the History section of March, Cambridgeshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
In the town centre there are independent shops and retailers, as well as several bars and restaurants. In 2008, the Barracuda Group changed the landmark Ye Olde Griffin Hotel into a "Smith & Jones" branded pub it is now back to being branded as The Ye Olde Griffin Hotel. It is now part of the Stonegate pubs chain. In March 2011 J D Wetherspoon opened a pub in the former Hippodrome cinema and bingo hall.
The town's major employers are Whitemoor Prison and the many food processing factories in the area.
From the Wikipedia article March, Cambridgeshire, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from March
- Martin PeersonEnglish composer, organist and virginalist
- Christopher RoweBritish classicist
- Roy WilliamsEnglish cricketer, born 1931
- Tony Clissprofessional footballer (born 1959)
- Richard DavisBritish astronomer (1949-2016)
- Charles CrossAustralian politician (1891-1955)
- Wentworth M. JohnsonCanadian writer (1939–2014)
Born in March, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship10
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare1
Map of March
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Getting there and nearby towns
RAF Marham (KNF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 miles away.
- Wisbech 8 mi north, about 14 min by car
- Whittlesey 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Peterborough 14 mi west, about 23 min by car
- Saint Ives 17 mi southwest, about 27 min by car
- Spalding 19 mi northwest, about 31 min by car
- Mildenhall 23 mi southeast, about 37 min by car
- Cambridge 24 mi south, about 39 min by car
- Stamford 25 mi west, about 40 min by car
- Newmarket 25 mi southeast, about 40 min by car
- Saint Neots 28 mi southwest, about 44 min by car
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Photo credits
- March-Cambridgeshire-8, Dennis Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
- March-Cambridgeshire-10, Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0
- March-Cambridgeshire-6, Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stonea Iron Age Fort Panorama, Bob Castle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norwood Road 4, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ring's End 2, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- March Broad Street, Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church Spire in March - Cambridgeshire - England (27656444493), Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
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