When was Windsor flooded?
When was Windsor flooded?
1947
In 1894 a major flood inundated Windsor, the highest until the floods of 1947….Related stories.
| The Windsor Floods of 1947 | The Flood Relief Scheme Index |
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| The Thames in Flood – November 2000 | Locks and Weirs on the River Thames |
When was the last time Windsor flooded?
29 September, 2016
During the night of 28 to 29 September, 2016, heavy rain inundated Windsor, Tecumseh, Leamington, and Essex County in southwestern Ontario.
What river runs past Windsor Castle?
The River Thames
It is home to 13 attractions including Windsor Castle, Eton College, Changing the Guard and LEGOLAND Windsor. The River Thames flows through the whole of the Royal Borough and it is along or near the river that many of its historic and attractive towns and villages can be found including Bray, Eton and Maidenhead.
What are the different flood risk postcodes in Egham?
Egham includes medium, low, high, and very low flood risk postcodes. IMPORTANT: We have taken a single point within a Egham postcode using Open Postcode Geo and identified the flood risk area which that point falls within. There maybe other points within the postcode which fall into a different area, and hence have a different risk level.
What is the history of Egham Hythe?
Egham Hythe gained its first school in the 1880s and its own parish church, having separated from Egham’s in 1930. Much of the campaigning and financial support for the church came from local resident and entrepreneur Edward Budgen.
When was the last time the Thames flooded Old Windsor?
C old black flood water creeping inexorably towards one’s home is an appalling sight. Many residents of Windsor, Clewer, Eton and Old Windsor suffered this experience when the Thames flood swept down the valley in March 1947.
What caused the Great Park flood of 1947?
The Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park, Sir Eric Savill, said in 1947 that the water ran off the Park as off a slate roof. This resulted in local flooding from streams such as the Bourne Brook in the Bourne Avenue-Victor Road area, when the stream burst its banks and flowed through the houses in its path.
