Castle Mill Stream
| Castle Mill Stream | ||
 The Castle Mill Stream |
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| location | England | |
| River system | Thames | |
| source | at Oxford from the Thames 51 ° 45 ′ 44 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 44" W. |
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| muzzle | in Oxford in the Thames Coordinates: 51 ° 44 ′ 50 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 6" W 51 ° 44 ′ 50 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 6" W
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The Castle Mill Stream is a left tributary of the River Thames in the west of Oxford , England . It is 5.5 km long.
course
Castle Mill Stream leaves the Thames at the southern end of Port Meadow and north of Fiddler's Island . From there, after having passed under the railway tracks of the Cherwell Valley Line, it turns south and flows east of Cripley Meadow parallel to the Oxford Canal coming from the north . Further south there is a shipping connection to the Oxford Canal via the Isis Lock and a connection to the main arm of the Thames via the Sheepwash Channel to the west. The Castle Mill Stream passes under several bridges and flows outside the Oxford City Walls near Oxford Castle . It is crossed by Oxpens Road and flows back into the Thames immediately upstream of the Gasworks Bridge .
history
The barrel was changed significantly in the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman periods. There was a mill on this spot before the fortress was built. In the winter of 1142, Queen Matilda escaped during a siege of the fortress over the Castle Mill Stream.
In the Middle Ages , the Castle Mill Stream was used for shipping. In the 16th century, hay, wood and stones were unloaded on a wharf at Hythe Bridge. When the Oxford Canal was built it offered better access to central Oxford. 1795–96, the Isis Lock was built by Daniel Harris , which allowed ships to access the canal from the Thames, making the Castle Mill Stream uninteresting for shipping.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oxford Area Flood Information Guidance Booklet (PDF) p. 37.
- ^ City of Oxford, Oxford Castle. ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on oxfordcity.co.uk
- ^ A History of the County of Oxford. Volume 4: Communications: Rivers and River Navigation. on british-history.ac.uk.
