Water management in the Fens before the introduction of pumps

Review of periodical literature published in 2012

“…Main routes were improved, with better surfaces and bridges that facilitated wheeled traffic, while other routes were demoted to secondary status and limited to those droving, on foot, or with pack‐animals. Transportation is also touched upon in Chisholm's analysis of the extent of flood and drainage management in medieval England. The river and channels of medieval East Anglia were managed in a sophisticated manner from an early stage, in order to defend silt lands from flooding and to facilitate river transport across peat fens.…”