River Lyde, Buckinghamshire
The River Lyde is a river in Buckinghamshire and tributary of the River Thame.
The Lyde rises at springs in Bledlow: several springs form a small pool called the Lyde here and the water from the springs is said to wear away the chalk on which the village stands, giving rise to the simple local mediæval nursery rhyme:[1]
- They who live and do abide
- Shall see Bledlow Church fall into the Lyde
The brook running from the pool into the nearby valley (called the Lyde Brook) provided water power for two mills for many years[1] one of which is remains and is Bledlow's tourist attraction.
From Bledlow, the Lyde flows due north west to join the Cuttle Brook about a mile east of Towersey in Oxfordshire. It then flows to the north of Thame to join the River Thame.
Outside links and sources
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- Royal Horticultural Society description of the river through gardens in Bledlow
- Image of the Lyde in 1900 care of English Heritage
- The Domesday Book online
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Page (editor) (1908). "The parishes of Risborough hundred: Bledlow". A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62766. Retrieved 16 July 2011.