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Because the town is situated near a couple of major bodies of water (where the Avon and Severn meet), it floods often.

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The area around Tewkesbury is frequently affected by flooding. In general such flooding causes little damage to property as the town is surrounded by large areas of floodplain which restrict urban development and the ability for the town to spread. However, extreme flooding events have caused damage to property and affected transport links, the most significant events occurring in 1947,[4] 1960[5] and 2007.

4. ^ The great floods of 1947, The Guardian July 25th 2007

5. Historic flooding in the Severn catchment, Geographical Association

6. Tewkesbury Grammar School 1576 - 1972, Paul *****, Grenfell Publications 1987

I will concentrate on the 2007 flood

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