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RefNoKBLC/2/9/6/33
AltRefNoS/B/SP519
TitlePetition of the Lords of the Manors, and the Owners and Occupiers of Fen Land in Bluntisham, Earith, Sutton, Mepal, Witcham, Ely, Witchford, Wentworth, Coveney and Downham
DescriptionPetition for permission to build a small bank around 1700 acres of land in the [Hundred Foot] Wash, to keep out the spring tides. They also ask for assistance in obtaining an Act of Parliament to drain and embank their district. Forty four signatories.
Date16 January 1756
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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