King's Sedgemoor

King's Sedgemoor

Infobox SSSI


name=King's Sedgemoor
aos=Somerset
interest=Biological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST400330
area=822 (ha.) 2032 (ac.)
notifydate=1985

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King's Sedgemoor is a piece of rich animal habit and farming land, that forms part of the Somerset Levels.

It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, at the centre of the larger Altcar series peat basin of King’s Sedgemoor; lying between the River Sowey to the west, Cradle Bridge to the east and extending to the south over Beer Wall into part of Aller Moor.

King's Sedgemoor Drain, 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, in Westonzoyland parish, to drain the Chedzoy moors southwards.

External links

* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002344.pdf English Nature notes on King's Sedgmoor]
* [http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2615 Sedgmoor Council on drainage in King's Sedgemoor]
* [http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/bop1700/ref14693.html 1771 Parliamentary summary on petitions for/against drainage]
* [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/celebratingsomerset/angling/ Angling in Somerset - guide to King's Sedgmoor Drain]


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