Wisbech

Town and port in Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Nene; population (2001) 20,200. It lies in the centre of an agricultural and fruit-growing district; agricultural implements, beer, and baskets are produced. There are engineering works, and other industries include canning, preserving, can-making, shipbuilding, and printing.

There are many Georgian houses on the North Brink and South Brink, near the Nene quay, some of which have Dutch characteristics.