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Pauper’s Drain is a small tributary of the River Trent in North Lincolnshire, England, and is 9km (6 miles) long.〔 It has a catchment area of 42 square kilometres(16 square miles) of flat arable, agricultural land to the east of the Isle of Axholme. The start of the drain is the outflow of the Crowle sewage treatment works; from there it flows in an eastwardly direction, south of the village of Eastoft before it reaches the Paupers pumping station at the side of the tidal River Trent, to the north of Amcotts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Environment Agency What's in your Backyard )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】Get-a-map online )〕 The station contains three pumps, which are used to maintain water levels in the drain by discharging water into the Trent as required. A sluice adjacent to the pumping station, also allows water to discharge by gravity during periods of tidal low water.〔 The watercourse is essential for the land drainage of this low lying area, which is the responsibility of the Isle of Axholme & North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board, the successor body to the Isle of Axholme Internal Drainage Board. The Board undertakes maintenance tasks such as annual mowing and rodding of the drain.〔 The name is thought to be derived from the fact that it was constructed by labourers on the poor rate (or paupers).〔(Rural England -Being an Account of Agricultural and Social Researches Carried Out in the Years 1901 and 1902 ), H.Rider.Haggard, p187,Original 1906, ISBN 9781108025492, accessed 7 April 2013〕 It was also considered to have been constructed prior to the 17th century drainage works of Vermuyden in the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eastoft )〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pauper's Drain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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