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Bedford Level

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A flat marshy district, comprising part of six counties, to the S. and W. of the Wash, about 40 m. in extent each way, caused originally by incursions of the sea and the overflowing of rivers; received its name from the Earl of Bedford, who, in the 17th century, undertook to drain it.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bedford Level'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bedford-level.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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