Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geographical region
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gptkbp:area |
about 300,000 acres
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gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Ouse_Washes
gptkb:New_Bedford_River gptkb:Old_Bedford_River |
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:England
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gptkbp:drainageBegan |
17th century
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gptkbp:drainedBy |
gptkb:Bedford_Level_Corporation
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gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:Bedford_Level_experiment
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major engineering project in British history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Bedford Level
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:East_Anglia
gptkb:The_Fens |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Francis_Russell,_4th_Earl_of_Bedford
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gptkbp:notableFor |
drainage and land reclamation
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gptkbp:purpose |
convert marshland to arable land
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fens
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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