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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Undertakers

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cottenham

Etymology

The Undertakers. This is part of the land granted to those who undertook 'effectively to drain and dry the whole level and latitude of the Fens.' Undertakers were distinct from adventurers who 'adventured' their capital. Cf. Adventurers' Land infra 292.