1. First came catchment boards, created by the Land Drainage Act 1930. 2. Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington developed his drainage techniques while farming at Princethorpe.3. This simplified land drainage of the paths and avenues. 4. Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington was baptised at Stretton in 1740 and farmed nearby.5. Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington moved to Madeley to farm 500 acres in 1797.6. The River Beult was subject to a Land Drainage Improvement Scheme in the 1930s. 7. The Land Drainage Act 1930 made provision for the creation of internal drainage boards. 8. Peat land drainage destroys the habitat of many species, and heavily fuels climate change. 9. The Land Drainage Act of 1930 made provision for the creation of internal drainage boards. 10. Fens have been damaged in the past by land drainage , and also by peat cutting.
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