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The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level

Paperback • 2014 • English

The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level

By Samuel Wells

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Much of eastern England is below sea level, resulting in wide swathes of marshland that are easily flooded. In the seventeenth century, the Bedford Level Corporation was set up by Francis Russell, fourth earl of Bedford, in order to manage the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, which became known as the Bedford Level and is the largest region of fenland in eastern England. Between 1828 and 1830, Samuel Wells, the corporation's registrar, published his well-documented history of the Bedford...Show more

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9781108070331

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Cambridge University Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level

Format

Paperback

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