Burstwick Drain from Thorn Road in Hedon
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Burstwick Drain from Thorn Road in Hedon
Image: © Andy Beecroft Taken: 12 Mar 2009
This is the main drainage channel for the very flat area of south east Holderness. The drain eventually flows into the River Humber nearly two miles west of here (behind the photographer). The channel and banks of the drain were substantially cleared not long after the disastrous floods of 2007 to maximise the flowrate of the waterway. Unfortunately, the vegetation is rapidly growing back again...
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Image Location
Latitude
53.737295
Longitude
-0.182806