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RefNoKBLC/2/9/23/4
AltRefNoS/B/SP1961
TitlePetition of the Inhabitants of Haddenham and Wilburton
DescriptionPetition for the Hundred Foot Bank at Earith to be raised to its proper height, as it is currently insufficient to contain the waters in the Ouse Washes in times of flood. They also argue against a proposal to turn the waters of the Hundred Foot River [into the River Ouse], which they believe will ruin their land. Thirty one signatories.
Date09 April 1726
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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