Kemble (Gloucestershire)
Kemble is a place in Great Britain in the administrative unit (county) Gloucestershire . The next larger town about six kilometers away is Cirencester .
The area is known for the source of the Thames , which is considered to be the longest river in England and flows through London . The exact location of the source is controversial, but Thames Head is the traditionally recognized location, even if a brisk flow of water can only be observed here on wet winter days. Thames Head is on the A433 just outside of Kemble.
The parish of Kemble includes the communities of Kemble, Ewen, Poole Keynes, Somerford Keynes, and Shorncote. Kemble prides itself on its past as a railroad hub. The Golden Valley Line from Swindon to Cheltenham runs through the village. The branch lines to Cirencester and Tetbury , which once met here, were closed in the 1960s. This made “Kemble railway station” all the more important for travelers from Cirencester. There are direct connections to Swindon and London Paddington as well as Gloucester and Cheltenham.
On the outskirts of the village is Kemble Airport , an airport that was the base for the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team until 2001 . A museum that exhibits parts of an aviation collection is located there. At a distance of about 5 kilometers is the Aston Down field landing field , which was also used by the Royal Air Force and is now used for hang gliding.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 1 ′ W