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Tag: Cotswolds

A Canal through Limestone?

4th October 2018 Sandra

Limestone is a permeable rock, since it has cracks through which water can pass. The Sapperton Tunnel, on the Thames…

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Posted in: Cotswolds, Geology, South West, Thames Filed under: canal, Cotswolds, geology, limestone, Thames

Thames and Severn Canal

27th September 2018 Sandra

In 1789 the Thames and Severn Canal was completed, allowing cargo to be transported from Gloucester, through the countryside, to…

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Posted in: Cotswolds, South West, Thames, Water supply Filed under: canal, Cotswolds, limestone, river, source, Thames

Water from the Cotswolds

20th September 2018 Sandra

Much of the rainwater falling in the Cotswolds disappears into the ground, soaking into the permeable limestone rock. It may…

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Posted in: Cotswolds, South West, Water supply Filed under: Cotswolds, geology, limestone, river, source, Thames, water

Springs in the Cotswolds

13th September 2018 Sandra

The River Thames once began as a spring, in this field, on the lower slopes of the Cotswold Hills. The…

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Posted in: Cotswolds, Geology, Rivers, South West, Thames Filed under: Cotswolds, geology, limestone, river, source, Thames

Where is the source of the Thames?

6th September 2018 Sandra

The village of Tarlton, in Gloucestershire, lies on the south-east side of the Cotswolds, near the head of a valley.…

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Posted in: Cotswolds, Rivers, South West, Thames Filed under: Cotswolds, river, source, Thames

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