| There is evidence of human settlement near the Fens from the Mesolithic on. |
| The Fens of eastern England, the Thai highlands, and the Pays de Bray in Normandy, are examples of this. |
| On the 40-minute journey across the bleak landscape of the Fens the coach was preceded by a vanguard of police motorcycles with blue lights flashing. |
| Some areas of the Fens were once permanently flooded, creating small lakes or meres, while others were only flooded during periods of high water. |
| The Fens are particularly fertile, containing around half of the grade 1 agricultural land in England. |
| Other significant settlements in the Fens include Boston, Cambridge, Spalding, and Wisbech. |
