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BEDFORD LEVEL

\bˈɛdfəd lˈɛvə͡l], \bˈɛdfəd lˈɛvə‍l], \b_ˈɛ_d_f_ə_d l_ˈɛ_v_əl]\

Definitions of BEDFORD LEVEL

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A tract on the east coast, nearly = the Fens; so called from the Earl of Bedford, who, with others, made the first successful effort to drain it in 1634.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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