Old Bedford River
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old-bedford-river-189-4028120
title:
Old Bedford River
text:
Cc me xxa23 The Old Bedford River is an artificial, partial diversion of the waters of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. It was named after the fourth Earl of Bedford who contracted with the local Commission of Sewers to drain the Great Level of the Fens beginning in 1630. It provided a steeper and shorter path for the waters of the Great Ouse, and was embanked to prevent them flooding the low ground of the South Fens. Throughout the project, the Earl and his Adventure
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Watercourse in Cambridgeshire, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Bedford_River
date created:
2002-11-24T01:55:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:01:19Z
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image:
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13
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16