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Welches Dam is a parish in Cambridgeshire around to the north west of Ely. It covers an area of . Within the parish boundaries are the hamlet of the same name and the settlement of Purls Bridge. Welches Dam is the site of the visitor centre for the RSPB Ouse Washes reserve.〔(Ouse Washes.info )〕〔(RSPB Ouse Washes )〕 The parish of Welches Dam is surrounded by those of Coveney, Manea, Mepal, and Witcham. The civil parish was divided between Chatteris and Manea in 1960. ==History== The history of the parish is tied to that of The Fens and the battle to drain it in the first half of the 17th century. The original principal drainage channel for the area, the Old Bedford River, runs through the parish. The parish's name derives from Edward Welsh who built a dam across the Bedford River. Welsh was an employee of the Adventurers, the 17th century entrepreneurs who invested in the results of Vermuyden's efforts to drain the fens.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welches Dam )〕 Fortrey's Hall, the 17th century ancestral seat of the Fortrey family lies in the parish. In 1849, the area became infamous after 11 of the 187 residents of the parish died in an outbreak of cholera.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Welches Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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