Forty Foot Drain

In the drainage schemes of the Fens of Eastern England, some of the principal drainage channels are each known as the Forty Foot or Forty Foot Drain, the name being qualified when there is a need to distinguish between them. They are Vermuyden's Drain, South Forty Foot and North Forty Foot.

Forty Foot Drain

In the drainage schemes of the Fens of Eastern England, some of the principal drainage channels are each known as the Forty Foot or Forty Foot Drain, the name being qualified when there is a need to distinguish between them. They are Vermuyden's Drain, South Forty Foot and North Forty Foot.