Alney Island
Alney Islandis anislandin theRiver SevernnearGloucester,Gloucestershire, England. The Severn splits into two channels (known as East Channel and West Channel) at Upper Parting (the northernmost tip of Alney), and merges again at Lower Parting to the south. The island is a strip of land in between the two channels, about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long and 0.74 miles (1.19 km) at its widest. It is alocal Nature Reserve.[1][2]
Alney consists mostly of low-lying farmland, along with 3 residential streets, Westend Parade, Westend Terrace and Alney Terrace. Parts of the island are sometimes subject to flooding when the Severn rises. Castle Meads electrical substation on Alney was turned off when the island was flooded during theSummer 2007 United Kingdom floods.[3]In February 2014,Royal MarinesandArmypersonnel were deployed to Alney Island to respond to severe flooding.[4]
Telford'shistoricOver Bridgelinks Alney toOveracross the West Channel, and is now pedestrian use only. TheA40andA417trunk roads cross the West Channel on modern road bridges onto Alney before crossing the East Channel to join Gloucester at the end ofWestgate Street.There are a number of SegregatedBicycle Pathsaround Alney. Alney is also crossed by the originalSouth Wales RailwaybetweenGloucesterandCardiff Central.
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[edit]- ^"Alney Island".Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved17 July2013.
- ^"Map of Alney Island".Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved17 July2013.
- ^"Floods threaten power substation".BBC.Archivedfrom the original on 25 August 2020.Retrieved25 August2020.
- ^"Thousands without power as flooding problems continue - ITV News".Itv. 4 February 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 14 February 2014.Retrieved13 February2014.