River Thame
| Thame | |
|---|---|
Vale of Aylesbury | |
| • coordinates | 51°50'32.7"N 0°44'10.9"W |
| • elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Dorchester | |
• coordinates | 51°38'05.2"N 1°09'57.1"W |
• elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Wheatley, Oxfordshire |
| • average | 3.90 m3/s (138 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.60 m3/s (21 cu ft/s)14 September 1990 |
| • maximum | 53.1 m3/s (1,880 cu ft/s)4 February 1990 |
The River Thame /ˈteɪm/ is a river in Southern England. A tributary of the River Thames, the river runs generally south-westward for about 40 mi (64 km) from its source above the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury to the Thames in south-east Oxfordshire.
Course
Three streams which rise within the
Battle of Holman's Bridge
, where a small road crosses the river, in 1642.
The river passes by the 21st century small suburb of
Diocese of Dorchester
.
At
Prince Rupert's movements before and after the Battle of Chalgrove Field.[1]
Confluence with the Thames
Finally the Thame reaches the village of
Romano-British settlement was on the site.[2] The small town's central streets are typically Anglo-Saxon, being not quite straight and at various angles. The Saxon cathedral here was superseded by Dorchester Abbey, a name since the English Reformation denoting its surviving structure which was its main building, the abbey church, built in 1170 that is 70 m (230 ft) in length and a listed building at Grade I.[3]
In the far south of that parish, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south of the town centre, the Thame flows into the River Thames, between Day's Lock and Benson Lock.
The upper River Thames has an alternative name, The Isis, until this confluence.[4]
See also
References
- ^ History of the Great Civil War: 1642-1644 Vol 1 by Samuel R Gardiner
- ^ Evidence of Roman Town visible in central green areas of Thame Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1006331)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Dorchester Abbey (Church) Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1193595)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Ordnance Survey maps: marked River Thames or Isis.
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 Rivers and watercourses of Buckinghamshire | |
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| Passing Denham/Iver |
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