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Wisbech

Wisbech

Wisbech , England

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In the heart of a fruit and flower growing area, this prosperous market town has the finest examples of Georgian street architecture with beautiful Union Place, Ely Place and the Crescent.
The river Nene's banks are lined by some fine examples of Georgian architecture, The Brinks.

WISBECH is a town worth walking through. Some say the ghosts already do, and that's why it has a regular ghostly trail walk named Ghosts, Legends and Folklore, visit famous local haunts and hear stories of ghosts, witches and cursed monks that will make your skin crawl. Those who study such paranormal activity say the tales of extraordinary phenomena in Wisbech are among the best you will find -- or hope not to.

North Brink has long rows of three storeyed, red brick houses, broken by an early 18th century warehouse. The houses on South Brink are not as grand as those of North Brink. The town grew up around its port, trading from medieval times but flourishing commercially with the draining of the Fens in the 17th century.

In later years, Wisbech has become better knows as the birthplace of Thomas Clarkson and his brother John, who were important figures in the abolition of slavery. The Clarkson

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Wisbech , England