welney

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Welney
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idth="50%"\|Population:	??? (2001 Census)
idth="50%"\|Dwellings:	??? (2001 Census)
idth="50%"\|Formal status:	Town
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Administration
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idth="50%"\|Region:	East Anglia
idth="50%"\|Nation:	England
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idth="50%"\|Postcode:	PE38
idth="50%"\|Dialling Code:	01???

Welney is a small town in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. In the 14th century, the town was called Wellenhe, meaning "a river called Welle" (the old name of the Old Croft River). Welney is situated on the Ouse Washes, an internationally important area of wildlife conservation. WWT Welney is a reserve in the care of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Nearby, there is also RSPB Ouse Washes, a reserve managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

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