Water meadows

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Water meadows by Adam Quinan as part of the Geograph project.

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Water meadows

Image: © Adam Quinan Taken: 29 Sep 2005

These are 18th century watermeadows now being restored. They were flooded each year to improve the yields. They lie in the valley bottom between Silbury Hill and the West Kennett long barrow.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.413626
Longitude
-1.851847