HC Deb 11 March 1969 vol 779 c273W
Sir W. Robson Brown

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what parts, by name, of the area for which the Thames Conservancy is responsible, have been flooded to a depth of 12 inches or more during and since September last.

Mr. John Mackie

The information is not available in the form required. The September floods affected about 5,300 acres in the catchment of the River Mole including parts of Molesey, Esher, Hersham, Leatherhead, Dorking, Redhill, Horley and Crawley; 5,400 acres in the catchment of the River Wey including parts of Weybridge, Byfleet, Guildford, Shalford, Godalming and Farnham; and 4,600 acres in the catchment of the Loddon.

In addition, some washlands of the Thames and its tributaries were flooded on this and subsequent occasions.

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