Record

RefNoKBLC/2/9/26/25
AltRefNoS/B/SP2153
TitlePetition of Heneage [Finch], Earl of Aylesford, on behalf of Several Other Owners and Occupiers of Fen Land between the River [Cam] and the highlands of Burwell, Wicken and Fordham
DescriptionThe petitioner represents that [Wicken and Burwell Fen] could be secured if the bank of the River [Cam] was repaired between Clayhithe and Upware Sluice. [He asks for financial assistance], as the district has received almost nothing from the Bedford Level Corporation for the past 30 years. He also reports that the Commissioners of Reach and Burwell Fens have dug up the common road, causing great inconvenience to his tenants. Also includes two maps, which illustrate his complaints.
Datend [Pre 1799]
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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