Monday 10 February 2014

Cheriton's Floods In Pictures | Winchester Today

Cheriton's Floods In Pictures | Winchester Today - It's not just Winchester that's taking the brunt of the water from the Itchen, as these pictures from David Cradduck show...


The source is only half a mile or so away on the Kilmeston road. The river splits in two through the village. One half runs through the green, the other half in front of David's house. The latter is the part that has burst its banks in places...





David says that just as important is the fact the the ground water level is so high that it's coming up through the ground. The field behind the church is nowhere near the river but all the water off the fields near the pub has settled at the lowest point, creating a lake across the field...




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