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Why did the Witham 'Valley' in Lincolnshire have so many monasteries in the middle ages?

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In England, the fens are some of the highest quality agricultural land around. When they were originally drained in the 17th/18th(??) centuries, did they know how good the land was? If not, why were they drained?

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Is there any truth to the story that Cadburys Roses (the variety pack) was named after Rose Brothers of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire?

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Is there any evidence that the Dunkirk transgressions, where the low lying areas around the North sea were flooded by tidal bulges, led to the Germanic migrations of ~300AD to 600AD?

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Why did the Witham 'Valley' in Lincolnshire have so many monasteries in the middle ages?	21
In England, the fens are some of the highest quality agricultural land around. When they were originally drained in the 17th/18th(??) centuries, did they know how good the land was? If not, why were they drained?	15
Is there any truth to the story that Cadburys Roses (the variety pack) was named after Rose Brothers of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire?	2
Is there any evidence that the Dunkirk transgressions, where the low lying areas around the North sea were flooded by tidal bulges, led to the Germanic migrations of ~300AD to 600AD?	1