King's Sedgemoor is a piece of rich animal habitat and farming land, that forms part of the
Somerset Levels and Moors
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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South West England
South West England, or the South West of England, is one of nine official regions of England. It consists of the counties of Bristol, Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly), Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Cities and ...
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The area of King's Sedgemoor fell within the
Whitley Hundred
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It is a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
, at the centre of the larger Altcar series peat basin of King’s Sedgemoor; lying between the
Sowy River to the west,
Cradle Bridge to the east and extending to the south over
Beer Wall into part of
Aller Moor. It is adjacent to the
Greylake SSSI.
King's Sedgemoor Drain
King's Sedgemoor Drain is an artificial drainage channel which diverts the River Cary in Somerset, England along the southern flank of the Polden Hills, to discharge into the River Parrett at Dunball near Bridgwater. As the name suggests, the ...
, originally constructed in 1797-8, proved inadequate for draining the village of
Chedzoy's moors, so in 1861 the Chedzoy Internal Drainage District built a small pumping station on the
River Parrett
The River Parrett flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset. Flowing northwest through Somerset and the Somerset Levels to it ...
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Westonzoyland
Westonzoyland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated on the Somerset Levels, south east of Bridgwater.
History
The name of the parish derives from its location on the "island" of Sowy, an area of slightly higher groun ...
parish, to drain the Chedzoy moors southwards.
References
External links
1771 Parliamentary summary on petitions for/against drainageAngling in Somerset - guide to King's Sedgmoor DrainMap - Inclosure of King's Sedgemoor 1795
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Geography of Somerset
Somerset Levels
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset