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A fence is a barrier structure, typically made of materials like wood, used to enclose or divide land. Fences serve practical purposes such as marking property boundaries and controlling movement, as illustrated historically by their use during the Cold War to prevent people from crossing into restricted areas.
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- Legal issues
- Required use
- History
- United Kingdom
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- The hedge and ditch ownership presumption
- Fencing of livestock
- Fencing of railways
- United States
- Hungary
- Cultural value of fences
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thumb|A wooden fence thumb|During the Cold War, West German trains ran through [[East Germany. This 1977 view shows how East German authorities placed fences near the tracks to keep potential defectors at bay]]
A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors creating a boundary, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.