| 1. | First came catchment boards, created by the Land Drainage Act 1930.
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| 2. | Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington developed his drainage techniques while farming at Princethorpe.
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| 3. | This simplified land drainage of the paths and avenues.
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| 4. | Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington was baptised at Stretton in 1740 and farmed nearby.
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| 5. | Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington moved to Madeley to farm 500 acres in 1797.
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| 6. | The River Beult was subject to a Land Drainage Improvement Scheme in the 1930s.
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| 7. | The Land Drainage Act 1930 made provision for the creation of internal drainage boards.
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| 8. | Peat land drainage destroys the habitat of many species, and heavily fuels climate change.
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| 9. | The Land Drainage Act of 1930 made provision for the creation of internal drainage boards.
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| 10. | Fens have been damaged in the past by land drainage, and also by peat cutting.
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