Emneth

   Just three miles from Wisbech sits the village of Emneth a village I cycle through a lot on my fen travels. The village is stretched out over a long distance and includes Emneth Hungate.

   The parish church of Saint Edmund sits on the main street and a fine example it is too. The chancel date to the 13th century and of course like many other churches in this area it features angel carvings upon the great roof hammerbeams.

   The Rev Wilbert Awdry, the author of "The RailwaySeries" books and creator of "Thomas the Tank Engine" was vicar of Emneth in the 1950s and '60s. Many of his books were written in the old vicarage. There is a modern stained glass window inside the church celebrating his work.
   The village has two village stores, a wonderful family butchers shop and a few other amenities including a nice primary school. On one of my cycles, I noticed a beautiful old Dovecote hidden behind some modern housing on the main village road.

    Every summer the village holds the scarecrow weekend when lots of families decorate their front gardens and cottages with homemade scarecrows, all of which are judged.

   So in all the village of Emneth is well worth a visit and seems to me like a very friendly place like most fen villages I had found.