Kempsey: Flood protection bund
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Kempsey: Flood protection bund
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 26 Oct 2013
After numerous flood events the village of Kempsey finally got its protection from the River Severn with the construction of this bund, completed in 2012. This is the south-eastern end of the bund showing how it merges into the naturally rising agricultural land beyond. The function of the large wooden posts on both the upstream and downstream sides is unknown. Perhaps they are boundary markers indicating the extents of the land taken out of the original field.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.137466
Longitude
-2.223209