Grid reference SU5788
near to South Moreton, Oxfordshire, England
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Flood fields at Mill Brook
Whittenham clumps can be seen in the background while in the foreground the flooded fields around Mill Brook near South Moreton
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Flooded fields between North Moreton and Mackney
Recent heavy rain has flooded a large area of fields (and a private airstrip) between North Moreton and Mackney.
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On the way back
Tractor with a load of wheat on the way back to the farm
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The Mill Brook
Wallingford's other river, the Mill Brook rises from springs in and around Blewbury and joins the Thames some 9 km later where it forms the boundary between Wallingford and Cholsey parish.
Wittenham Clumps and Brightwell Barrow are a... (more)
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Site of Cholsey Hill pumping station
No sign of any buildings, but the perimeter fence remains and cowslips abound.
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Arable field on Cholsey Hill
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Looking North
Looking North from the centre of the square. In the distance, the dark trees are atop the Sinodun Hills, to the right is Brightwell Barrow, and the village to the right is Brightwell-cum-Sotwell.
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Still some Cherry Trees
The site of a Thames Water pumping station which closed many years ago. It actually looks better than it did 13 years ago when this was taken SU5788 : South Moreton Pumping Station mainly because the surrounding fence has completely gone apart from the posts, and... ( more)
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Old tree by the road
This tree has seen a few changes over the years.
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The road to Wallingford
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Mill Brook and Kibble Ditch
The Kibble Ditch flowing into the Mill Brook with flooded fields on both sides.
The stream banks are slightly higher than the fields so the footpath is still passable although extremely muddy.
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The last three towers 2
All three cooling towers are now collapsing after the explosions at Didcot power station
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