Tewkesbury Floods

Tewkesbury suffered badly during the floods of July 2007. Whilst many counties were subject to particularly bad flooding during the year, the county of Gloucestershire was the worst affected.

June 2007 saw one of the wettest months on record for the UK. Rivers burst their banks and even flood defences in some locations did little to stem the flow of water which caused damage to thousands of homes.

At Tewkesbury the river burst its banks and part of the town and surrounding countryside became submerged. The flooding was so severe that Tewkesbury became completely cut off with little or no road access and parts of the town were under 3 feet or more of water.

Tewkesbury Abbey suffered its worst flooding in 245 years and the nearby Mythe Water Treatment Works was flooded and ceased pumping causing concerns for drinking water supplies. The army were called in to provide water bowsers and bottled water was shipped in to provide enough supplies while Severn Trent Water battled to restore service.

Emergency services struggled with unprecedented demand. The floods also caused problems and concern with electricity supplies.