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A History of the County of Essex
… also laid a number of storm sewers to relieve surface flooding. The commissioners' open ditches were gradually …
A History of the County of Essex
… success or failure in the constant struggle against tidal flooding. In 1326 and later there are many references to a … and others obstructed and diverted the Lea to prevent flooding. The works, however, harmed shipping and had even …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… a greater head of water possibly increased the risk of flooding. The compact village, either side of the road from … and rectory, between them on lower lying land prone to flooding. North of river, in a clearing, which probably … to ensure that the new church would not suffer again from flooding. 13 It was consecrated in 1846, and paid for by …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the Severn, lies close to river-level and is subject to flooding; particularly severe floods were recorded in 1852 … in the late 19th century 14 it remained liable to heavy flooding in the 1960s. The whole parish is drained by a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… but no more valuable, probably because of the high risk of flooding. 5 Burrow and other walls were probably built in the … had made dykes in parts of 'Sowyland' which caused flooding. 17 In 1317, on the orders of Matthew of Clevedon, … the 1370s and 1380s there were problems with drainage and flooding and repairs to buildings but two houses, one …