IMPROVED flood maps have been published by the Environment Agency.
The maps take local topography, weather patterns and historical data into account to find out what the risk of flooding is in an area.
Flood risk maps have not been updated since 2009. The new versions were released on Thursday.
- To view the new maps, visit environment-agency.gov.uk
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