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Water meadows, Lower Farm, Britford, Wiltshire, 2006. Artist: Damian Grady.

Water meadows, Lower Farm, Britford, Wiltshire, 2006. At Britford, just south of Salisbury on the River Avon, a complex system of leats is used to channel water over the valley bottom in order to encourage early spring grass for flocks of sheep. The system of water meadows developed here from the early 17th century.

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Water meadows, Lower Farm, Britford, Wiltshire, 2006. Artist: Damian Grady.

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Water meadows, Lower Farm, Britford, Wiltshire, 2006. At Britford, just south of Salisbury on the River Avon, a complex system of leats is used to channel water over the valley bottom in order to encourage early spring grass for flocks of sheep. The system of water meadows developed here from the early 17th century.

Personalities:

DAMIAN GRADY

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Album / Heritage Images / Historic England Archive

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4176 x 4199 px | 50.2 MB

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35.4 x 35.6 cm | 13.9 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

2000S • 21ST CENTURY • 21ST • 21TH CENTURY • AERIAL PHOTO • AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY • AERIAL SHOT • AERIAL VIEW • AGRICULTURE • AVON • BIRD'S EYE VIEW • BRITAIN • BRITFORD • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY LIVING • COUNTRY • COUNTRYLIFE • COUNTRYSIDE • DAMIAN GRADY • DAMIAN • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • FARM • FARMING • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • GRADY • IRRIGATION • LOCATION • LOWER FARM • PASTURE • PHOTOGRAPH • RIVER AVON • RIVER • RURAL LIFE • RURAL • RUSTIC • WATER MEADOW • WILTSHIRE