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The River Thames (/ t ɛ m z / ⓘ TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.
15 lis 2024 · River Thames, chief river of southern England. Rising in the Cotswold Hills, its basin covers an area of approximately 5,500 square miles (14,250 square km).
3 mar 2009 · The Port of London Authority has a rich history on the River Thames from the air raids of World War II to the Docklands building boom of the 1980s. Early History. The Romans developed the Port of...
17 mar 2009 · Learn more about London's most famous waterway. The River Thames is 215 miles long and has been an important trade route throughout its history. Some people believe that the Romans may have...
Thames History. Old Father Thames is the most significant river if not the longest in the UK with a rich vein of historic, cultural buildings and landmarks -sea to source-start to finish. We include tit-bits about the the first settlers, the Normans and the Tudors, London in the time of the Frost Fayres,The Great Stink and worse!
30 maj 2023 · The River Thames has woven itself into the tapestry of England’s history, serving as a lifeline for early settlers, a strategic waterway during Roman and Saxon times, a bustling trade route during the medieval period, and a vital transport hub for goods and people.
10 lis 2024 · We do not intend in this chapter to write a history of the Thames from its source to the sea; much less to become the biographer of the rivers that fall into it: that work has been already done by Dr. Charles Mackay, in his pleasant and chatty book, "The Thames and its Tributaries."
