Editing River Brue
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Between 1774 and 1797 a series of [[Inclosure Acts|enclosures]] took place in the Brue valley between the [[Polden Hills|Poldens]] and Wedmore.<ref>{{cite book|last=Havinden|first=Michael|title=The Somerset Landscape|year=1982|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|location=London|series=The making of the English landscape|pages=135–136|isbn=0-340-20116-9}}</ref> In 1794 the annual floods filled the whole of the Brue valley. Work by the Commissioners of Sewers led to the [[Somerset Drainage Act 1801]] ([[41 Geo. 3. (U.K.)]] c. lxxii) which enabled sections at Highbridge and Cripp's Bridge to be straightened, and new feeder channels such as the North and South Drains to be constructed.<ref name=gc>{{cite book | title=The Glastonbury Canal | first1= Geoffrey | last1= Body |first2 = Roy |last2=Gallop | isbn= 0-946217-08-4 | year= 2001 | publisher=Fiducia Press | location=Bristol |page=7}}</ref> In 1803 the [[Sluice|clyse]] at Highbridge, which had been built before 1485, was replaced and moved further downstream.<ref>{{cite book|last=Havinden|first=Michael|title=The Somerset Landscape|year=1982|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|location=London|series=The making of the English landscape|pages=149–150|isbn=0-340-20116-9}}</ref> |
Between 1774 and 1797 a series of [[Inclosure Acts|enclosures]] took place in the Brue valley between the [[Polden Hills|Poldens]] and Wedmore.<ref>{{cite book|last=Havinden|first=Michael|title=The Somerset Landscape|year=1982|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|location=London|series=The making of the English landscape|pages=135–136|isbn=0-340-20116-9}}</ref> In 1794 the annual floods filled the whole of the Brue valley. Work by the Commissioners of Sewers led to the [[Somerset Drainage Act 1801]] ([[41 Geo. 3. (U.K.)]] c. lxxii) which enabled sections at Highbridge and Cripp's Bridge to be straightened, and new feeder channels such as the North and South Drains to be constructed.<ref name=gc>{{cite book | title=The Glastonbury Canal | first1= Geoffrey | last1= Body |first2 = Roy |last2=Gallop | isbn= 0-946217-08-4 | year= 2001 | publisher=Fiducia Press | location=Bristol |page=7}}</ref> In 1803 the [[Sluice|clyse]] at Highbridge, which had been built before 1485, was replaced and moved further downstream.<ref>{{cite book|last=Havinden|first=Michael|title=The Somerset Landscape|year=1982|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|location=London|series=The making of the English landscape|pages=149–150|isbn=0-340-20116-9}}</ref> |
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The area around Bruton has suffered over the centuries. The earliest recorded damage was in 1768 when a stone bridge was destroyed after the river rose very rapidly.<ref name=vijay/> On 28 June 1917, {{convert|242.8|mm}} of rain fell in 24 hours at Bruton,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiseweather.co.uk/id54.html |title=The Boscastle storm of August 2004 and other heavy rainfall events of the last century in the area |publisher=wiseweather.co.uk |access-date=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214150128/http://wiseweather.co.uk/id54.html |archive-date=14 February 2009 }}</ref> leaving a water mark on one pub {{convert|20|ft}} above the normal level of the river.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/uk_and_roi/article1991176.ece|title=June's freak downpours have historical precedent|last=Simons|first=Paul |date=27 June 2007|work=The Times|access-date=6 November 2008 | location=London |
The area around Bruton has suffered over the centuries. The earliest recorded damage was in 1768 when a stone bridge was destroyed after the river rose very rapidly.<ref name=vijay/> On 28 June 1917, {{convert|242.8|mm}} of rain fell in 24 hours at Bruton,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiseweather.co.uk/id54.html |title=The Boscastle storm of August 2004 and other heavy rainfall events of the last century in the area |publisher=wiseweather.co.uk |access-date=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214150128/http://wiseweather.co.uk/id54.html |archive-date=14 February 2009 }}</ref> leaving a water mark on one pub {{convert|20|ft}} above the normal level of the river.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/uk_and_roi/article1991176.ece|title=June's freak downpours have historical precedent|last=Simons|first=Paul |date=27 June 2007|work=The Times|access-date=6 November 2008 | location=London}}</ref> In 1982 extensive flooding occurred in the town, and as a result in 1984 a protective dam was built {{convert|1|km}} upstream from the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Case study 10.3 – Bruton flood storage reservoir|url=http://evidence.environment-agency.gov.uk/FCERM/en/FluvialDesignGuide/CaseStudy10_3.aspx|publisher=Environment Agency|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> |
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