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Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton: flood history since 2011
The Environment Agency has issued 68 flood alerts for Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton since 13 Jan 2011, most often in December; the busiest year was 2019 (9).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton
- Code
- 061WAF14LfdWenBk
- Environment Agency area
- Thames
- County
- Oxfordshire
- River or sea
- Audley Brook, Langford Brook, Pingle Stream, Bure, Wendlebury Brook
- First in the history
- 13 Jan 2011
- Latest in the history file
- 16 Jan 2026
- Current status
- check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)
Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How many alerts and warnings a year?
Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.
The numbers
| Year | Alerts | Warnings | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2011 by month.
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Before July 2026: the latest in the history file
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 23 Sep 2024 | Flood alert |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 8 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 31 Dec 2023 | Flood alert |
| 2 Nov 2023 | Flood alert |
| 25 Dec 2021 | Flood alert |
| 18 May 2021 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.