March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. March was the county town of the Isle of Ely, which was a distinct administrative county in between 1889 and 1965. It is now the administrative centre of Fenland District Council. Similar to several Fenland towns, March was once an island surrounded by marshes. It occupied the second largest 'island' in the Great Level. As the land drained, the town developed and prospered as a trading and religious centre. It was also a small port prior to emerging as, in more recent times, a market town and an administrative and train centre. March is positioned on the banks of the old course of the navigable River Nene, and today primarily used by pleasure boats. The town's progression happened most rapidly when it transformed into an important railway centre. It had a main junction in between the Great Eastern Railway and Great Northern Railway at March train station, enabling ease of access to and from London, Cambridge and Ely. In particular, March Royal Mail sorting office, in the past a full post office dates from 1936, is uncommon in that it is among a couple of post offices that display the royal cypher from the brief reign of Edward VIII. There are plenty of shopping opportunities for the 19042 citizens of March. March Town Centre is home to a vast array of independent and commercial chain stores. A retail park opened in 2008, extending the capacity to go shopping in superstores and supermarkets. Spread across the town are also many restaurants, bars and pubs. For all your house upgrades, make certain to make use of credible contractors in March to make certain of quality.