An article from ‘The Yorkshire Dalesman’ by Athur Raistrick Ph.d., M.Sc., F.G.S., entitled ‘Village Effort 100 Years ago. The article relates to the 1799 Act for drainage of Long Preston Ings and includes detailed accounts from 1815, and 1853 to1858.
Also notes on the ‘Flooding and Drainage of Long Preston Ings’ by W.R. Mitchell December 1989.
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