▁the ▁Pil row ▁cut ▁flow ing ▁north ▁through ▁Mark ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁A xe ▁near ▁Ed ing worth , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁directly ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁at ▁High bridge . ▁During ▁mon astic ▁times , ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁fish ▁we irs ▁along ▁the ▁lower ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁They ▁used ▁either ▁n ets ▁or ▁b ask ets , ▁the ▁fish ing ▁rights ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bath ▁and ▁Well s ▁and ▁the ▁Abb ot ▁of ▁G last on bury . ▁ ▁D rain age ▁improvements ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁en clos ures ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Br ue ▁valley ▁between ▁the ▁P old ens ▁and ▁Wed more . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁the ▁annual ▁flo ods ▁filled ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁Br ue ▁valley . ▁Work ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁S ew ers ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁Br ue ▁D rain age ▁Act ▁which ▁enabled ▁sections ▁at ▁High bridge ▁and ▁C ri pp ' s ▁Bridge ▁to ▁be ▁straight ened , ▁and ▁new ▁fe eder ▁channels ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Dra ins ▁to ▁be ▁constructed . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁the ▁c ly se ▁at ▁High bridge , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁before ▁ 1 4 8 5 , ▁was ▁replaced ▁and ▁moved ▁further ▁down stream . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁Br ut on ▁has ▁suffered ▁over ▁the ▁centuries . ▁The ▁earliest ▁recorded ▁damage ▁was ▁in ▁