Manea, Cambridgeshire

Manea
Manea
 Manea shown within Cambridgeshire
Population 2,088 (2011)
Shire countyCambridgeshire
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MARCH
Postcode district PE15
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°29′N 0°10′E / 52.48°N 0.17°E / 52.48; 0.17

Manea /ˈmeɪniː/ is a village in the District of Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England. The population (including Welches Dam) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 2,088.[1] It is an expanding village in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Notable features are Manea railway station and RSPB Welches Dam nature reserve on the Ouse Washes.[2] The area has been inhabited for centuries, and Stonea Camp, an Iron Age hill fort is located approximately 1 mile west of the village.

Manea was once a hamlet in the parish of Coveney, and in the seventeenth century Manea was one of the sites where Charles I was planning to build a new town, to be called Charlemont.[3] The village's parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas and was built in 1875 to replace an earlier building dating from 1791.[4] The village has a brass band, Manea Silver Band founded in 1882, which meets for practices in Manea Methodist Chapel[5] and a men's football team, who compete in local leagues and cup competitions.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ↑ RSPB reserves guide: Ouse Washes
  3. ↑ N. Walker & T. Craddock, The History of Wisbech and the Fens. R. Walker, 1849, page 139.
  4. ↑ Genuki information about Manea
  5. ↑ Manea Silver Band website
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