Wisbech High Fen
Other OS name in the Parish of Wisbech St Mary
Historical Forms
- Heyefen c.1250 ElyM
- the heighe fenne of Wisbeche 1579 Depositions
Etymology
is Heyefen c. 1250ElyM , the heighe fenne of Wisbeche 1579Depositions . hēah is here used in the sense ' chief, great . '