Tewkesbury: “…there was a remarkable high flood in consequence of the waters overflowing the banks of the Severn.”

5th March: “Great flood in Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Tewkesbury & Bewdley…"

“…as a result of wind & rain some time before, the waters of the R. Severn rose suddenly during the night."

“…as a result of wind & rain some time before, the waters of the R. Severn rose suddenly during the night."

4th – 12th January: “Due to great tempests & rain the Severn rose.

December: "At Gloucester the express was retarded by ten hours by the floods,

February: "…the river Severn has overflowed its banks and covered an extent of country for a great number of miles with water…

28th January: Flood at Gloucester ranked 3rd in annual flood peak level list 1770 – 1970.

November, Worcester: "The incessant rains of Wednesday and Thursday tended to augment the swollen waters to an extent truly alarming.

7th January: "Very heavy floods were reported from all parts of the country; in some cases, it was said they even exceeded those of November, 1852. The Severn is said to have been more flooded than since that year."

10th August, Gloucester: "Constant rain. The country near here is dreadfully flooded and accounts are bad from all parts of the country."

July, Worcester: “The river rose very rapidly, the meadows on each side of it from hence to Gloucester were under water;

11th November: "The floods are out again as far as the eye can reach west of Gloucester".

“The low-lying districts of the Severn were much flooded in November..."

16th August, Cheltenham: "... The Severn of course is flooded, and all the low-lying ground adjacent thereto”.

6th October: "Rain fell continuously for about 40 to 45 hours…causing higher floods in the Severn than have occurred for many years."

24th October: “…followed by disastrous floods, which rendered roads impassable, and inundated many houses in the lower parts of Cheltenham." Flood at Evesham ranked 4th in the annual flood peak level list 1848-1935.

12th May: "…causing the highest flood in the Severn valley since 1852."

December: "…record floods occurred in the middle of December, round Gloucester,

Rare footage of the previous record flooding in 1947.

Tidal flooding

Flooding in Gloucester requiring the council to help those affected.

Listed in flood records, but we have no further information.

Listed in flood records, but we have no further information.

A close call.

Storm surge flooding.

No detailed info available.

Over 100 local properties flooded.

Every summer in the Cotswolds

Listed in studies but no details.

The Great Flood of 2007

Everyone who was there will remember this.

This page is my notes - we'd love to get more details and memories to expand this page and add others..

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