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In Shrewsbury, several residents were forced to leave their homes as a result of rising water levels on the River Severn at Welsh Bridge. [8] In Worcester, the city centre was partially affected by flooding. [9] Dunham Bridge, which carries the A57 over the River Trent, was closed to motorists for over a week. [10]
The river passes through Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Staffordshire, Rugeley, Burton-upon-Trent and Nottingham before joining the River Ouse, Yorkshire at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea between Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire and Immingham in Lincolnshire. The wide Humber estuary has often been described as ...
Nottinghamshire County Council said a major incident was declared “due to rising levels along the river Trent” and that residents who live in flood risk areas should be prepared to evacuate ...
The Nottingham Corporation appointed a committee to rebuild the bridge. [3] The work, carried out in 1684, installed stone arches. [5] The number of spans in the river was reduced to 15, over a distance of around 538 feet (164 m); when taken with an adjacent roadway support structure and two flood-relief arches the overall length was 205 metres (673 ft), somewhat shorter than the structure it ...
More than 1,000 properties across England have flooded this week.
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Residents of mobile homes in Newark were evacuated on 9 November over fears that the River Trent would burst its banks. [46] The Environment Agency issued a flood warning for Retford and moved pumps into the Retford Beck area in an attempt to prevent the flooding of homes. [49]
Canals linked to the River Trent (1 C, 8 P) I. Isle of Axholme (5 C, 42 P) T. ... 1683 Trent flood; A. Trent Aegir; B. Beeston Hydro; Bridge, Newark-on-Trent; Burton ...