Rivers Axe and Brue and The Pillrow Cut

Saturday, 26 December 2009 12:26

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The Rivers Axe and Brue were navigable until Drainage Acts in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. The Pillrow Cut connected the two rivers in medieval times and was developed for “tourism” (pilgrimage!) and carriage of produce and stone by the Abbot of Glastonbury.

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