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Welches Dam is a former civil parish in Cambridgeshire around 5 miles (8 km) to the north west of Ely. It covered an area of 2,355 acres (953 ha). Within the parish boundaries were the hamlet of the same name and the settlement of Purls Bridge. Welches Dam is the site of the visitor centre for the RSPB Ouse Washes reserve. The parish of Welches Dam was surrounded by those of Coveney, Manea, Mepal, and Witcham. The civil parish was divided between Chatteris and Manea in 1960.