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• Middlesex
  ...stretches from one side of the county to the other. This does however just link town to town without always erasing the distinctiveness of each Middlesex t ...bank of the [[River Thames]], bounded on three sides by rivers, namely the Thames to the south, the [[River Colne, Hertfordshire|Colne]] to the west (or leas
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• Orkney
  The navy base was run down after the war, eventually closing in 1957. The problem of a declining popul Ferries serve both to link Orkney to Great Britain, and also to link together the various islands of Orkney. Ferry services operate between Orkn
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• Surrey
  Surrey's northern border is the [[River Thames]], across which lies [[Middlesex]] for the most part and [[Buckinghamshire] ...rth of the Downs the land is mostly flat, forming part of the basin of the Thames. The geology of this area is dominated by London Clay in the east, Bagshot
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• Abingdon
  |picture caption=The River [[Thames]] at Abingdon<br>looking towards St Helen's parish church '''Abingdon''' (or '''Abingdon-on-Thames''') is a market town in [[Berkshire]], of which it is the [[county town]].
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• English Channel
  ...yards of water a second. The flood carved a large bedrock-floored valley down the length of the Channel, leaving behind streamlined islands and longitudi ...nse of low-lying tundra, through which passed a mighty river: the [[River Thames]] with the Rhine as a tributary, flowing together towards the Atlantic to t
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• Birmingham
  ..., Birmingham |isbn=0-9506998-0-2}}</ref> Much of this would have been laid down during the permian and triassic eras.<ref name=JPS>{{cite web |url=http://w ...lvation from revolution".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Briggs|first=Asa|author-link=Asa Briggs|title=Thomas Attwood and the Economic Background of the Birmingh
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• Carterton
  ...and four miles south-west of [[Witney]]. The town lies on the edge of the Thames Valley and is close to the [[Cotswolds]] area of outstanding natural beauty ...r. The Royal Air Force is still one of the main employers in the area. The link with the air base also means that the population of Carterton continually f
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• Bermondsey
  ...he very north-east of [[Surrey]] standing on the south bank of the river [[Thames]] at the end of [[Tower Bridge]]. It is deep within the metropolitan conur ...bbon (the modern Bermondsey Street), leading from the southern bank of the Thames, at Tooley Street, up to the abbey close.
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• Chertsey
  |picture caption=The Thames at Chertsey Lock ...[[River Thames]]. The [[River Bourne, Chertsey|River Bourne]] enters the Thames here. The town is part of the London commuter belt, and is served by Cherts
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• Basildon
  ...h of the county town, [[Chelmsford]] and in the strip of towns along the [[Thames]] estuary reaching out beyond the metropolis. Nearby towns within this area ...n' is believed to come from the Old English ''Beorhtles dun'' ("Beorhtel's down"). In historical documents, this name had various forms over the centuries
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• Cirencester
  The town stands on the [[River Churn]], a tributary of the [[River Thames]]. It is home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural co ...he town and joins the Thames near [[Cricklade]] a little to the south. The Thames itself rises just a few miles west of Cirencester.
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• Basingstoke
  ...f several other earthworks around Basingstoke including a long barrow near Down Grange.<ref name="hampshiretreasures">{{cite web | last=| first=| authorlin [[File:Basingstoke station.jpg|thumb|right|The station, from Alençon Link]]
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• Wallingford
  ...n [[Berkshire]], sitting on the banks of the [[River Thames]] in the upper Thames Valley. The town is on the south bank side of the [[River Thames]], which flows gracefully past, southward toward the [[Goring Gap]], bridge
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• East Hendred
  ...itself into a joining of three brooks whose waters flow on north to the [[Thames]]. ...k=William Henry Page |editor2-last=Ditchfield |editor2-first=P.H. |editor2-link=Peter Ditchfield |series=Victoria County History |title=A History of the Co
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• West Hendred
  ...gh the spring line and meadows to the former marshland of the plain of the Thames in the north. The parish is about 2,000 acres in area and six miles long, b ...k=William Henry Page |editor2-last=Ditchfield |editor2-first=P.H. |editor2-link=Peter Ditchfield |series=Victoria County History |title=A History of the Co
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• Rochester
  ...Castle rises above the High Street on the river at the west, while further down is the Cathedral. Many other important historic buildings are found around ...importance through its position near the confluence of the [[River Thames|Thames]] and the [[River Medway|Medway]]. Its castle was built to guard the river
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• Maidstone
  ...uns through the centre of the town, linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the tow ...l. In 1905, a railway was authorised under the 1896 Light Railways Act to link Maidstone with Sutton Valence and Headcorn, linking with the Kent & East Su
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• Ireland
  ...book|last=Arnold|first=Bruce|title=Irish Art: A Concise History|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=1977|location=London|page=180|isbn=0-500-20148-X}} *{{Cite book|last=O'Rahilly |first=T. F.|author-link=T. F. O'Rahilly|year=1947|title=Early Irish History and Mythology|place=US
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• Farnham
  ...lton]], merges with the South Branch at [[Tilford]], and joins the [[River Thames]] at [[Weybridge]]. The mainly east-west alignment of the ridges and valley ...British Army”. Both events had a significant effect on Farnham. The fast link with London meant city businessmen could think of having a house in the cou
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• Leicester
  ...uvorum'', from the local ''Corietauvi'' tribe. The name of Leicester comes down to us from the Old English ''Ligoraceastre'' or ''Lægreceastre'', which ma ...n was short lived. The English Bishop of Leicester fled to [[Dorchester-on-Thames]] and Leicester was not to become a bishopric again until the 20th century.
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• Appleford-on-Thames
  |name=Appleford-on-Thames ...pretty village in northern [[Berkshire]], on the south bank of the [[River Thames]] about two miles north of [[Didcot]].
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• Boars Hill
  ...o the city of Oxford, southwards to the Downs and westwards to the upper [[Thames]] valley. At that time many houses were built on Boars Hill, and the new r ...house, 'Youlbury', notable for its Minoan decoration, has since been burnt down (as were those of Margaret Woods, Robert Bridges and Gilbert Murray).
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• Kennington, Berkshire
  ...h of [[Oxford]]. The village occupies a narrow stretch of land between the Thames and the A34 dual carriageway. ...k=William Henry Page |editor2-last=Ditchfield |editor2-first=P.H. |editor2-link=Peter Ditchfield |series=[[Victoria County History]] |title=A History of th
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• Longworth
  ...Ock]] in the south. Harrowdown Hill, in the north of the parish near the Thames, is a lonely walk amongst the trees. ...ays been a pub. As it is on the main route out of the village to the River Thames it was popular in the 19th century as a resting stop for horse, cart and dr
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• Silchester
  ...g to maintain their existing centres at [[Winchester]] and [[Dorchester on Thames]]. There was a gap of perhaps a century before the twin Saxon towns of [[Ol *{{cite book |editor1-last=Page |editor1-first=W.H. |editor1-link=William Henry Page |series=[[Victoria County History]] |title=A History of
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• Shrivenham
  ...he award of civilian qualifications. [[Cranfield University]] has a strong link with the Defence Academy, being the academic provider at the Defence Colleg ...[[Semington]] on the [[Kennet and Avon Canal]] to Abingdon on the [[River Thames]] was built between 1796 and 1810. In 1805 it reached Shrivenham where a wh
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• West Challow
  ...ow in 1807<ref>Dalby, 2000, page 23</ref> and was completed to the [[River Thames]] at [[Abingdon]] in 1810.<ref>Dalby, 2000, page 24</ref> The Wilts & Berks ...k=William Henry Page |editor2-last=Ditchfield |editor2-first=P.H. |editor2-link=Peter Ditchfield |series=[[Victoria County History]] |title=A History of th
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• Southwark
  ...rk''' is a town in the very northernmost part of [[Surrey]] on the [[River Thames]] immediately opposite the [[City of London]]. It forms one of the oldest Bankside, the area along the Thames, was once where Shakespeare's theatres sat and today it home to its success
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• River Colne, Hertfordshire
  [[File:RiverColneStaines01.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The Colne as it joins the Thames at Staines]] ...then between [[Buckinghamshire]] and Middlesex before entering the [[River Thames]] near [[Staines]]. At its latter end, the boundary is marked by a distrib
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• River Avon, Warwickshire
  ...nto the Lower Avon, below [[Evesham]], and the Upper Avon, from its source down to Evesham. ...izabeth the Queen Mother. Plans to extend the navigable river to provide a link with the [[Grand Union Canal]] at either Warwick or Leamington Spa have met
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• Grand Union Canal
  The '''Grand Union Canal''', stretching from [[Birmingham]] to the [[River Thames]], is part of the British canal system. At 286.3 miles, it is by far the l ===Thames to the Chilterns===
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• Channel Tunnel
  Ideas for a cross-Channel fixed link appeared as early as 1802,<ref name="Whiteside p17" /><ref>{{cite news | ur ...d 1a.png|left|thumb|200px|Thomé de Gamond's 1856 plan for a cross-Channel link, with a port/airshaft on the Varne sandbank mid-Channel]]
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• Gravesend
  ...te [[Tilbury]] in [[Essex]]. It is the largest town of this stretch of the Thames bank and because of its geographical position Gravesend has always had an i ...service at Gravesend station itself and the fact that it lies within the "Thames Gateway", add to the town's importance.
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• Great Ouse
  ...bought by the ''Ouse River Canal and Steam Navigation Ltd'', who wanted to link Bedford to the [[Grand Union Canal#History|Grand Junction Canal]], but they
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• River Medway
  ...county and some of its famous towns and creating a broad mouth into the [[Thames Estuary]] which has served the Royal Navy and industry for centuries. ...ef> It has a drainage basin of 930 square miles; the largest south of the Thames Basin. The river is fed by innumerable streams and tributaries<ref>[http://
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• Swanscombe
  Nearby digs on land for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link]] revealed a c. 400,000-year-old site with human tools and the remains of a ...e Thames corridor it would appear that Essex, on the northern shore of the Thames, sustained a greater influx of Vikings than did Kent, there being considera
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• Kemble
  ...nd is the settlement closest to [[Thames Head]], the source of the [[River Thames]]. ...rtant for passengers travelling from Cirencester. The station has a direct link to Swindon and London Paddington in one direction, and to Gloucester and Ch
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• Somerford Keynes
  ...}}) is a small village in [[Wiltshire]], close to the [[River Thames]] and Thames Path a couple of miles from its source. It is close to the boundary with [[ ...as a flourishing history group, details of which are given in the external link below.
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• Sheppey
  |group=Thames Estuary ...sle of Sheppey''' is an island off the northern coast of [[Kent]] in the [[Thames Estuary]]. It has an area of 36 square miles.
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• New River
  ...shire]], taking its water from the River Lea there. Today it runs 20 miles down to [[Stoke Newington]]. Among the places through which it flows (from north ...es Water in 1973. The northern part of the New River is still an important link in the supply of water to London.
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• Stonehenge
  ...hnson, Anthony, ''Solving Stonehenge: The New Key to an Ancient Enigma''. (Thames & Hudson, 2008) ISBN 978-0-500-05155-9</ref> Importantly Wood's plan was ma ...e team leader Professor Vince Gaffney, this discovery may provide a direct link between the rituals and astronomical events to activities within the Cursus
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• Berkhamsted
  ...gs]] and slain King Harold II, encircled London finally crossing the River Thames at Wallingford. At Berkhamsted he was met by a delegation of the English es ...of Normandy led the Norman invading army to circle [[London]] crossing the Thames at [[Wallingford]] and making for Berkhamsted. Here he accepted the surrend
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• Counter's Creek
  ...|right|thumb|300px|Lots Road power station where Counter's Creek joins the Thames as Chelsea Creek]] ...at rises in [[Kensal Green]], west London and flows south into the [[River Thames]] on the Tideway at Sands End, [[Chelsea]]. Two small tributaries that rise
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• Longford River
  ...Bushy Park]] and Hampton Court Palace, where it reaches the [[River Thames|Thames]] on the reach above [[Teddington Lock]]. The Longford River was created fo ...d running through [[Bushy Park]] to [[Hampton Court]]. One outlet into the Thames is under the Water Gallery opposite the confluence of the [[River Mole]], a
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• Caen Hill
  ...completed. Whilst the locks were under construction a tramroad provided a link between the canal at Foxhangers to Devizes, the remains of which can be see ...book |last=Pearson |first=Michael |authorlink= |title=Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion |year=2003 |publisher=Central Waterways Supplies|
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• Greenwich Park
  ...the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the [[River Thames]], the [[Isle of Dogs]] and the [[City of London]]. The park is open from 0 ...ilway was later extended beneath the ground through a cut-and-cover tunnel link between Greenwich and Maze Hill which opened in 1878 (the tunnel alignment
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• Tilbury
  ...t Queen Elizabeth I addressed her army in a stirring speech which has come down to us through the centuries. .../en/heritage_details.aspx?guid=5A43CD04-12FB-4054-8BB9-2C4402BC6A94 London Thames Gateway Forum]</ref>
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• Team GB
  ...he details are provided by the British Olympic Association, and it gives a link to each athlete's details on the Team GB website. Since the medallists inc ...| {{Medal|S}} || [[Ballymoney]] || [[County Antrim|Antrim]] || [[Henley-on-Thames]] || [[Oxfordshire]]
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• Chilterns
  ...line from southwest to northeast from the [[River Thames]] at [[Goring-on-Thames]] to the [[Dunstable Downs]], in the counties of [[Oxfordshire|Oxford]], [[ At Goring, the Thames bursts through the hills, in what is known as the Goring Gap. South of the
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• National Museum of Rural Life
  ...of Caldwell. Muir tried to take back the lands by force and after burning down Kittochside the case came to be adjudicated at the Privy Council of James V ...to crush whin or gorse in a shallow trough, the stone being dragged up and down by a horse, making the spiny and tough branches of the plant suitable for u
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