2014

SU5182 : View from the bridge of floods at Blewbury Down

taken 10 years ago, 3 km from Compton, West Berkshire, England

View from the bridge of floods at Blewbury Down
View from the bridge of floods at Blewbury Down
View from the disused railway bridge of the Pang springs flooding the fields. The trees on the right horizon are on the summit of Churn Hill. This northern tributary of the Pang, called the Roden, begins near Chilton, flows across Churn Plain, crossing the Ridgeway, and on via a ditch down into Compton.
Upper Pang - springs & sources :: SU4981

Following a winter of heavy rainfall, the chalk aquifer which feeds the River Pang has again become saturated, causing the groundwater to rise in many springs and pools for the second year in succession. In 2014 the westernmost sources of the Pang are rising beyond West Ilsley, and the usually dry upper sections of the Pang have flooded roads and houses in all the villages along its course.


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SU5182, 79 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Fly   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 6 March, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 9 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 5184 8265 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.4226N 1:15.2348W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 5191 8231
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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