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RefNoKBLC/2/9/5/52
AltRefNoS/B/SP462
TitleRepresentation of Several Owners of Land in Upwell, Outwell and Welney
DescriptionPetition for permission to dam Londoner's Fen Drain, Cock Fen Drain, London Lode and May Lode where they meet the [Counterwash] Drain. They also ask for permission to build a dam across the Old Welney Old River, to prevent the waters of the Old Bedford River from running onto their land. They also ask for a dam to be build across the [Counterwash] Drain, so that Upwell and Welney have two sluices to discharge their waters. Seventeen signatories.
DateWhitsun 1749
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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