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| − | The '''River Glyme''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], a tributary of the [[River Evenlode]]. It rises about a mile east of [[Chipping Norton]], and flows south-east past [[Old Chalford]], [[Enstone]], [[Kiddington]], [[Glympton]] and [[Wootton, | + | The '''River Glyme''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], a tributary of the [[River Evenlode]]. It rises about a mile east of [[Chipping Norton]], and flows south-east past [[Old Chalford]], [[Enstone]], [[Kiddington]], [[Glympton]] and [[Wootton, Oxfordshire|Wootton]], [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire|Woodstock]] and through [[Blenheim Park]]. At Wootton the Glyme is joined by a tributary, the [[River Dorn]]. The Glyme joins the Evenlode just south of the park near [[Bladon]]. |
The Glyme is dammed at Cleveley, Kiddington, Glympton and Blenheim. At Blenheim, "Capability" Brown used the river to form the lake in front of Blenheim Palace. | The Glyme is dammed at Cleveley, Kiddington, Glympton and Blenheim. At Blenheim, "Capability" Brown used the river to form the lake in front of Blenheim Palace. | ||
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==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
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| + | *Location map: {{wmap|51.832222|-1.354167|zoom=14|name=River Glyme}} | ||
*{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2007/08/21/glyme_in_pictures.shtml |title=In Pictures:The Glyme Valley Way follows almost the entire course of the River Glyme passing through lots of key points which make up Oxfordshire's history. Have a look for yourself... |work=Oxford Inspires |publisher=[[BBC]] Oxford |date=23 August 2007}} | *{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2007/08/21/glyme_in_pictures.shtml |title=In Pictures:The Glyme Valley Way follows almost the entire course of the River Glyme passing through lots of key points which make up Oxfordshire's history. Have a look for yourself... |work=Oxford Inspires |publisher=[[BBC]] Oxford |date=23 August 2007}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:56, 10 February 2017
The River Glyme is a river in Oxfordshire, a tributary of the River Evenlode. It rises about a mile east of Chipping Norton, and flows south-east past Old Chalford, Enstone, Kiddington, Glympton and Wootton, Woodstock and through Blenheim Park. At Wootton the Glyme is joined by a tributary, the River Dorn. The Glyme joins the Evenlode just south of the park near Bladon.
The Glyme is dammed at Cleveley, Kiddington, Glympton and Blenheim. At Blenheim, "Capability" Brown used the river to form the lake in front of Blenheim Palace.
The upper part of the Glyme Valley around the river's headwaters is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1]
The Glyme Valley Way is a footpath that follows almost the entire course of the river.
The river's name is derived from the Brittonic for "bright stream".[2]
References
- ↑ "Glyme Valley" (pdf). Natural England. 4 March 1988. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003691.pdf.(SSSI citation)
- ↑ Mills, A.D.; Room, A. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about River Glyme) |
- Location map: 51°49’56"N, 1°21’15"W
- "In Pictures:The Glyme Valley Way follows almost the entire course of the River Glyme passing through lots of key points which make up Oxfordshire's history. Have a look for yourself...". Oxford Inspires. BBC Oxford. 23 August 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2007/08/21/glyme_in_pictures.shtml.
