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RefNoKBLC/2/9/8/45
AltRefNoS/B/SP690
TitlePetition of the Owners and Occupiers of Fen Lands in Bluntisham, Earith, Somersham, Colne, Pidley, Fenton, Wistow, Warboys, Bury, Ramsey, Upwood, Raveley, Woodwalton, Sawtry, Conington, Holme, Denton, Stilton, Yaxley, Farcett, Chatteris, Doddington, Benwick, Sutton, Mepal, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth and Byall Fen
DescriptionPetition for several alterations to be made to a Bill for improving the drainage of the Middle and South Levels. They ask for Tong's Drain to be scoured out, for the channels of [Well Creek], Popham's Eau and the Sixteen Feet Drain to be enlarged, and for a communication to be made between the Sixteen Foot Drain and the Forty Foot Drain. One hundred and forty two signatories.
Date[1770-80?]
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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