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The River Thames (/ t ɛ m z / ⓘ TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom , after the River Severn .
Pages in category "Rivers of London" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abbey Creek;
A sketch map of some lost rivers "London Before the Houses", map of pre-urban London from 1884. [1] The position of a mouth of the Effra in the 13th century.. The subterranean or underground rivers of London are or were the direct or indirect tributaries of the upper estuary of the Thames (the Tideway) that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London.
The Severn Bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Thames in London The River Tay in Perth, by measured flow the largest in Great Britain. This is a list of the major rivers of the United Kingdom, as being prominent in length, flow volume (discharge rate), or both.
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
The river's name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon flēot "tidal inlet". [1] In Anglo-Saxon times, the Fleet served as a dock for shipping. The lower reaches of the river were known as the Holbourne (or Oldbourne), from which Holborn derived its name. [2] The river gives its name to Fleet Street which runs from Ludgate Circus to Temple Bar at the ...
London Bridge, in central London Newbridge, in rural Oxfordshire. The River Thames is the second-longest river in the United Kingdom, passes through the capital city, and has many crossings. Counting every channel – such as by its islands linked to only one bank – it is crossed by over 300 bridges.
The River Lea (/ ˈ l iː / LEE) is in the East of England and Greater London. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Creek. It is one of the largest rivers in London and the easternmost major tributary of ...