March, Cambridgeshire

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March
March High Street bridge over the River Nene
March Location within Cambridgeshire
Population	22,298 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL4196
Civil parish	March
District	Fenland
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARCH
Postcode district	PE15
Dialling code	01354
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Cambridgeshire
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52°33′04″N 0°05′17″E / 52.551°N 0.088°E / 52.551; 0.088

March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. It was the county town of the Isle of Ely which was a separate administrative county from 1889 to 1965. The administrative centre of Fenland District Council is located in the town.

The town grew by becoming an important railway centre. Like many Fenland towns, March was once an island surrounded by marshes. It occupied the second largest "island" in the Great Level. As the land was drained, the town grew and prospered as a trading and religious centre. It was also a minor port before becoming, in more recent times, a market town and an administrative and railway centre. March is situated on the banks of the navigable old course of the River Nene, today mainly used by pleasure boats.