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Tag: source

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

Washing the Slopes

14th September 2018 Sandra

Last week we saw the source of the River Severn – a fairly flat piece of boggy land, near the…

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Posted in: Rivers, Wales Filed under: river, source, V-shaped valley, valley

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

The Source of the Severn

7th September 2018 Sandra

This is the source of the River Severn.  As you can see it is wet and boggy, unlike the source…

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Posted in: Rivers, Wales Filed under: rain, river, Severn, source

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