Quoting from message
posted on 7 Dec 2006 by ian
I would like to add:

I'm interested in discovering which bits of Shrewsbury were flooded
yesterday, and which bits are prone to flooding. (I am contemplating
moving to the area).



Hi Ian,

The areas flooded this week have been the usual ones: ie Frankwell car
park (a sudden rise on Wednesday afternoon caught a lot of Christmas
shoppers unawares who parked there), Coleham/English Bridge areas
(they're putting the barriers up there as I type) and low-lying land by
the river further out- mostly fields but it's getting close to the
houses at the top of Monkmoor by the golf driving range.

These areas are always the most susceptible (Frankwell especially)-
elsewhere in the town centre the ground rises steeply away from the
river and most residential areas are fine.

You'll be totally safe living anywhere except:

Frankwell
Coleham
Coton Hill
parts of Castlefields (eg Sydney Avenue)
the town end of Abbey Foregate and around Gay Meadow

And further out Atcham and Montford Bridge.


Good luck!
Edmund, Shrewsbury