River Windrush

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The River Windrush is a picturesque tributary of the River Thames in the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire, England, known for flowing through towns such as Bourton-on-the-Water and Witney.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tributary
administrativeArea Cotswold District NERFINISHED
West Oxfordshire District NERFINISHED
basinCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
country England
crosses A40 road near Witney
environmentalIssue water quality concerns in 21st century
etymology name possibly of Celtic origin
flowsThrough Asthall
Bourton-on-the-Water
Burford
Crawley
Ducklington
Minster Lovell
Newbridge
Standlake
Windrush
Witney
hasBridge low stone bridges at Bourton-on-the-Water
hasSettlementOnBank Bourton-on-the-Water
Burford
Witney
hasTributary Lambourn Brook
River Eye
historicallyUsedFor powering watermills
wool trade in Cotswolds
knownFor limestone villages along its course
picturesque scenery
length approximately 40 miles
approximately 65 km
locatedIn Cotswolds NERFINISHED
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
near Newbridge
mouthOfWatercourse River Thames NERFINISHED
partOf Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
recreation angling
walking along riverside paths
region South East England
South West England
riverSystem River Thames basin
sourceLocation Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
near Snowshill
tributaryOf River Thames NERFINISHED
waterBodyType chalk stream


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