Flood barriers at Blandford Forum on the River Stour were also closed as waters rose.

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Painted between 1814 and 1815, The Stour Valley And Dedham Village depicts Langham church, Dedham church, Fen Bridge and the bend in the River Stour.

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These include the restoration of a Stour Lighter river barge, landscape art and research into historic houses and farm buildings.

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