- The most famous river in London, England and Great Britain is the Thames. It is one of the main symbols of the capital of the United Kingdom.
- The River Thames has over 45 locks, used to control the flow of water. The first bridge across the Thames was built in the 11th century.
- To ensure they had easy access to the North and South of the country, they created the first ever bridge to cross the Thames (near where London Bridge is today)...
- It is the longest river in England and is the only river in Europe to have a national trail along most of its length, the Thames Path.
- Trewsbury Mead, the meadow from which the Thames springs, is 3 miles southwest of Cirencester. We’ve included a map of where the River Thames begins.
- The section of the Thames beneath Teddington Lock is tidal, while the rest, from the source to Teddington, is not. It Provides ⅔ of London’s Drinking Water.
- The Battle of the Thames (1813) was fought at Moraviantown, near Chatham. ... Battle of the Thames (1813), in which Tecumseh (centre right) was killed.
- The Thames River begins in a swampy area of southwestern Ontario and meanders quietly for 273 km past the cities of Woodstock, London and...
- 9. London’s iconic Tower Bridge is the only drawbridge on the Thames that can be opened using an electro-hydraulic system to allow river traffic to travel through.
- A year on the River Thames, part four – in pictures. The fourth instalment in a series of photo essays looking at the life on the Thames.