1822 Flood- Background Appleby & Eden Valley

On 22nd February 1822 a great flood destroyed five bridges in the Eden Valley.  The water was three feet deep in Appleby church

Submitted by James Underwood, VCH Volunteer

For further details, click here for a paper titled "A 249 Year Record of Floods at Appleby in Westmorland, UK"

For a selection of historic photos of floods in Cumbria, click here 

Photo by Bill Shannon