Thames Head

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The official source of the Thames. Dry at the time of admission. Otherwise the Thames would have flowed in the direction of the photographer.

The Thames Head is a place in Gloucestershire , commonly referred to as the source of the Thames is considered. The source is north of the village of Kemble at an altitude of 110 m above sea level. The claim to the source of the Thames is controversial. The Environment Agency and Ordnance Survey see the source near Trewsbury Mead . The source is also given at Seven Springs east near Cheltenham . At Seven Springs, however, lies the source of the River Churn , a tributary of the Thames, which flows into it at Cricklade .

A pillar marks the source of the Thames, which lies in a small stone basin. The pool is dry except for very wet winters.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lonely Planet Guide to London. Mairdumont, Ostfildern 2014, ISBN 978-3-8297-8910-3 , ( books.google.com ).
  2. ^ Keith Pauling: The Source. In: Thames Pathway - Journal of a Walk Down the River Thames. thamespathway.com, accessed February 22, 2016 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 21.3 "  N , 2 ° 0 ′ 38.3"  W.