Flooding, Borkwood Court
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Flooding, Borkwood Court
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 27 Mar 2014
Although Orpington is in a dry valley, the current source of the River Cray being the pond in Priory Gardens at the north end of High Street, high water table levels can lead to flooding further south. After exceptionally high rainfall in early 2014, this is the fate that befell Borkwood Court, a block of flats in Sevenoaks Road.
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Image Location
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