Thames Head
Thames Head is a group of seasonal springs that arise in the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Their location is in fields near the villages of Coates and Kemble, on either side of the A433 road, about three miles south-west of the town of Cirencester.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kemble Railway Station and Cotswold Airport.
Kemble Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemble railway station serves the village of Kemble, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a stop on the Swindon to Gloucester Golden Valley line, 90 miles 79 chains down the line from London Paddington. Kemble Railway Station is situated 1¼ miles south of Thames Head.
Cotswold Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: SkymasterUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cotswold Airport is a private general aviation airport, near the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire, England. Located 4.5 NM southwest of Cirencester, it was built as a Royal Air Force station and was known as RAF Kemble. Cotswold Airport is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thames Head.
Church of St Matthew
Church
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Matthew is situated 1 mile northwest of Thames Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kemble and Cirencester.
Kemble
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Cirencester is a picturesque market town in the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucestershire. It's an ancient market town with traditional Cotswold buildings and thriving shopping centre.
Cirencester
Cirencester is a picturesque market town in the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucestershire. It's an ancient market town with traditional Cotswold buildings and thriving shopping centre.
Stratton
Village
Photo: Dave Bushell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stratton is a village and ward in the civil parish of Cirencester, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about 22 miles from Gloucester. In 2018 the built up area and ward had an estimated population of 2584. Stratton is situated 3½ miles northeast of Thames Head.
Thames Head
- Type: Spring (intermittent)
- Description: Group of seasonal springs in Gloucestershire, England
- Categories: river source and body of water
- Location: Coates, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.6945° or 51° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.02968° or 2° 1′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3VMXVC+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 953707983OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesWikidata ID
Q3519485
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Low German—“Thames Head” goes by many names.
- Czech: “pramen Temže”
- Dutch: “The Head Of The Thames”
- French: “Thames Head”
- German: “Thames Head”
- Low German: “Thames Head”
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