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Originally Posted by cashman
How was he stupid Neil? He made a fortune outa it.  |
The Somerset Levels have been drained for donkeys years. The villages Muchelney, Thorney, Athelney, Midleney were all island villages back then, the "ey" suffix being old engish for isle. Back then the monastries drained the marshes. Then the landowners hired Dutch engineers to drain and reclaim the land. I read somewhere that the Dutch engineers are being rehired (well at least their decendants)
They will be the ones making money once more Mr C
Somerset Levels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bit of a link to EJ Riley's in the wikipiece too Ol' when you get to the bit about Teazel growing too