Sixteen Foot Drain

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Sixteen Foot Drain by Tony Thomas as part of the Geograph project.

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Sixteen Foot Drain

Image: © Tony Thomas Taken: 21 Jun 2007

These drainage channels date from the 17th century. As the drained land dried out, the land sunk, so these drainage channels are now higher than the surrounding ground.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.539241
Longitude
0.170482