21. It was certainly used for flooding the water meadows , traces of which can still be clearly seen. 22. Water meadows have been replaced by arable fields and building developments, altering drainage patterns and causing pollution.23. They are part of an extensive irrigation system of floated water meadows , dating from the mid-seventeenth century. 24. The name Wiske is derived from an Old English word " wisca " meaning a water meadow . 25. It shows evidence of previous management as a water meadow as it has a pattern of ditches. 26. That it has been used as a feeder channel for a water meadow system is beyond question. 27. One of the town's best-known features is its Chinese Bridge which connects the town with a water meadow . 28. Lower Woodford Water Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lower Woodford, notified in 1971. 29. The district is named after Runnymede, a water meadow on the banks of the River Thames near Egham. 30. A map of 1847 shows the site as Byegrove Mead, which may have been managed as water meadows .
