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RIVER THAMES OVERFLOWS AT LECHLADE

By on January 3, 2013 in Burford, flood, Lechlade, river thames, sluice gate, water meadow, White Horse Hill, Witney

New Year’s Day was dry and bright for most of the country, making it easy to see the effects of the drenching rain we’ve had over the last month or more. At Lechlade, the River Thames had overflowed into fields south of the town, turning green pastures into an inland ocean. I stopped on the [...]

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