Thames Head

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Thames Head is the traditionally recognized spring in Gloucestershire, England, regarded as the starting point of the River Thames.


Statements (33)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
source of a river
spring
administrativeTerritory Cotswold District
category Landforms of Gloucestershire
River Thames
Springs of England
country England
elevation approximately 110 metres above sea level
gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
hasFeature inscribed stone with distances to the Thames Barrier and sea
hasMarker stone marker indicating the source of the Thames
hasStatus often dry at the surface in summer
heritageStatus traditional rather than strictly hydrological source
hydrologicalNote actual perennial headwaters of the Thames often traced to sources near Seven Springs or other tributaries
locatedIn Cotswolds
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
locatedNear Cirencester
Kemble
Trewsbury Mead
nearInfrastructure Fosse Way
Thames and Severn Canal
nearRoad A433 road NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Coates
Ewen
partOf River Thames drainage basin
recognizedAs starting point of the River Thames
region South West England
sourceOf River Thames
startPointOf Thames Path
tourism visited by walkers on the Thames Path
traditionalSourceOf River Thames
watercourse River Thames

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Thames
sourceLocation

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