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Crap Towns / Brampton / Pollution incidents

How often does Brampton get polluted?

10 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Brampton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 106th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2024 and put landfill odour in the air. Landfill odour turned up in 10 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
January 2024Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
December 2023Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
November 2021Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
October 2021Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
September 2021Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
August 2021Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
February 2021Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
January 2021Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
December 2020Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
November 2020Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Brampton–10
Huntingdon4.0 km4
St Neots11.1 km4
Godmanchester4.8 km2
Ramsey16.5 km2
Raunds21.2 km2
Sawtry13.3 km2
Cambourne16.1 km1
Longstanton and Northstowe20.6 km1
St Ives10.9 km1