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AllRefer.com - Thames, river, England (British And Irish Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia The upper valley of the Thames is a broad, flat basin of alluvial clay soil, through which the river winds and turns constantly in all directions. The Thames is tidal to Teddington; there is a 23-ft (7-m) difference between low and high tide at London Bridge. It is joined by canals (including the Oxford, Thames and Severn, and Grand Junction) that cover a wide area. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/ThamesEng.html

Goring Gap News - Home Page This site tells you about the many recreational and residential amenities of the Thames-side villages of Goring and Streatley, and the area around. Note: in case you are reading a cached page, click here to refresh it with the most up-to-date pages at the Goring Gap News site. It has been adopted by the Goring Gap News, for whom it is now maintained. www.goring-gap.co.uk

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Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, a tourist travel and holiday guide from TourUK Goring-on-Thames, an attractive Thames Valley town sited in the gap between the Chilterns and the Berkshire Downs, The Goring Gap. The Icknield Way meets the Ridgeway path at the River Thames. Norman Church with a bell dating about 1290. www.touruk.co.uk /oxford/oxf_gor.htm

Goring Gap Boat Club The Goring Gap Boat Club was founded in 1991 by a small group who enjoyed messing about on the river but who realised that most people who live in Goring and Streatley do not have access to one of the most beautiful reaches of the Thames. The centrepeice of the club's activity is the annual Goring and Streatley Regatta, which combines fun racing (for all the family) with live entertainment, a fun fair, food, craft fairs and much more. No previous experience is required, and we provide tuition to new members. www.goringgapbc.org.uk

Goring Gap Health Walks Goring Gap Health Walks are part of a UK wide Walking for Health Initiative run by the Countryside Agency and one of the most successful WHI groups in the country. Just to whet your appetite, here are two pictures taken from near the BBOWT reserve and Gatehampton looking north west along the Thames towards the villages with Streatley Hill in the distance. You can find a downloadable leaflet with map and local information by visiting the Chilterns Conservation Board site and choosing 'Views of the Thames walk leaflet from the Activity Publications menu. www.goringgapwalks.co.uk

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Rug Notes Index - G Oriental rugs and carpets by Barry O'Connell,Spongobongo.com Goring, Elizabeth (ED.) Chief of Seers Studies in Egyptian art history in memory of Cyril Aldred. Visiting hours: Everday from 8 AM to 7 PM excepted Fridays General (ret.) Paul Gorman - Former CINC SouthCom (chief of the U.S. Southern Command in Panama) www.spongobongo.com /rwg.htm

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Trip8.htm 21st August 2001 Goring to Abingdon (River Thames) 20th August 2001 Reading to Goring (River Thames) This was our first trip on the Thames and we decided that it was generally quite lovely, which is more than can be said for the hire cruisers (Hippos!) that are predominent. website.lineone.net /~familykeens/Trip8.htm

Goring and Streatley - Find Hotels Nearby Goring and Streatley - FIND PLACES TO STAY IN , The Swan at Streatley is situated on the banks of the River Thames in the village of Streatley on Thames in the royal county of Berkshire. The Shillingford Bridge Hotel is ideally located in the Thames Valley between Oxford and Reading of the A423 on the banks of the River Thames. We have also listed for your review 3 Featured Hotels that are located in but may be some distance from Goring and Streatley. elounda.gr.chamber-of-commerce.com /landmark2.cfm/_289376_elounda_landmark.htm

Interests Goring is the site of two locks for navigation of the river Thames, the first at Goring itself and the other a little way north at Cleeve. Goring lies in what is now known as "The Goring Gap", with Goring on one side of the river Thames, and Streatley on the other. It is believed that there have been settlements at Goring for thousands of years, certainly it was an important junction in Roman times, when the Icknield Way met the Ridgeway at the point where the Thames could be forged at Goring. www.zen17095.zen.co.uk /village.htm

Streatley-on-Thames One of the oldest crossing points of the Thames, the villages of Goring and Streatley were linked even during Roman times. Streatley on Thames nestles in the famous Goring Gap and is bordered on one side by the Ridgeway and by the Thames on the other. The lock at Goring is normally fairly busy in the summer with many leisure cruisers making use of it. www.streatley-on-thames.co.uk /info.html

location The picturesque village of Goring on Thames situated on the Oxfordshire/Berkshire borders, lies in the "Goring Gap", which is an historic crossing point of the River Thames set between the Chiltern Hills and the Berkshire Downs on the opposite side of the river above Streatley. The village of Pangbourne on Thames lies on a bend of the River where it meets the River Pang, facing the village of Whitchurch, itself lying at the foot of the Chilterns Escarpment. The larger village of Pangbourne-on-Thames is connected to Whitchurch by a Toll Bridge. www.warmingham.com /location.htm   (1197 words)

Streatley, Berkshire - Enpsychlopedia It is attractively situated nestling in the Goring Gap on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the Oxfordshire village of Goring-On-Thames. Streatley is a village on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. The two villages are connected by Goring and Streatley Bridge, with its adjacent lock and weir, and are often considered as a single settlement. www.grohol.com /psypsych/Streatley,_Berkshire   (1197 words)

Streatley-on-Thames Streatley on Thames nestles in the famous Goring Gap and is bordered on one side by the Ridgeway and by the Thames on the other. The bridge is only one of five which cross the Thames in this area, the other four being down river in Pangbourne, Caversham, Reading and Henley. Streatley is an excellent base for exploring the Chilterns and there are many walks which can take you down the river to Pangbourne, up onto the Ridgeway or across country to the village of Aldworth and on to Ashampstead. streatley-on-thames.co.uk /info.html   (1197 words)

Streatley-on-Thames There is an interesting map here showing where Streatley is in relation to Henley, Oxford and other spots on the Thames. The footpath that you are now on leads along the crest of the hill, giving fantastic views of the village of Streatley and the river Thames. Streatley was in an area of around 98% of totality and although not in complete darkness there was a definite reduction in light level and a drop in temperature. www.streatley-on-thames.co.uk /walks.html   (1197 words)

Location details Goring Heath is not on the map, but is situated half a mile off the road between Woodcote & Whitchurch on Thames. Please NOTE it will be signposted, but Goring Heath is NOT Goring on Thames. A good galloping course on well drained land. www.equineaffairs.com /Location_Details.asp?LocationID=22   (106 words)

Reading Borough Council : Jobs and careers > Walking The Thames walk follows the south Bank under the Reading Bridge to Caversham Bridge to Tilehurst, Purley over Mapledurham Lock to the beautiful village of Panghourne and then Whitchurch passing Basildon Park onto Goring and Streatley. This section of the Thames Path takes you past the junction with the Kennet and Avon Canal and into an extremely beautiful section of the river heading towards Henley. The Ridgeway Explorer Bus services runs from Reading in April to October and enables you to explore the historic Ridgeway National Trail, the Thames Path and the places of interests close to them. www.reading.gov.uk /GeneralL.asp?id=SX13BC-A77FDC08&cat=8   (106 words)

History On 19 September 1943 the first Annual General Meeting of the Goring Thames Sailing Club was held at the "Temple" boat house situated on Cleeve Reach. The building shown on the right hand side is the Goring Thames Sailing Club's Sail Hut. A further 3 clubs took part in sailing matches against Goring: Abbey Sailing Club, Dorchester Sailing Club and Merlin team races were held up at Farmoor Reservoir at Oxford Sailing Club. www.goringthamessc.org.uk /history.htm   (106 words)

About the Goring Gap The village of Goring (population 3500) is sited on the east bank (Oxfordshire) of the Thames while the smaller village of Streatley (population 600) is on the west bank (Berkshire). The 'Goring Gap' is the name given to the place where the River Thames passes between the North Wessex Downs (to the south west) and the Chiltern Hills (to the north east). The villages are joined by a pair of arched bridges (in centre of the picture above) with lattice fencing from which tourists and residents enjoy some of the most picturesque views of the weirs and Goring Lock. www.goringgapwalks.co.uk /About%20the%20Goring%20Gap.htm   (106 words)

Streatley-on-Thames Short stroll by the Goring bank (0.5 miles circular walk, views of the Thames at Goring, passing the art shop, 20 minutes easy walking) Taking the pavement at this point allows you to walk back into Goring village on the road you drove in on. Carry on along the footpath by the river bank and shortly before reaching the bridge you will find you can turn right to head back into Goring. www.streatley-on-thames.co.uk /walks.html   (106 words)

CLUB NOTICES NOTE: Every year I stick a bit of paper near the dashboard with a list of locks, when we go on our annual upriver cruise, because even after about twenty five years sailing or cruising the river Thames, I can never remember them all! Club Boat Gallery ¦ Bosun's Locker ¦ Boaty Links ¦ Thames Locks ¦ Trad Boat Rally ¦ Rally Photo Album Now all I (and you) have to do is print out this web page. www.thamesvintageboatclub.com /thames-locks.html   (106 words)

Goring-On-Thames Goring is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the Goring Gap which separates the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills. Immediately across the river is the Berkshire village of Streatley, and the two are often considered as twin villages, linked as they are by Goring and Streatley Bridge and its adjacent lock and weir. Nearby villages: Streatley, South Stoke, Woodcote, Cray's Pond, Whitchurch-upon-Thames www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Goring-On-Thames   (106 words)

Goring and Streatley Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The bridge links the twin villages of Goring-On-Thames, in the county of Oxfordshire, and Streatley, in the county of Berkshire, and is adjacent to Goring Lock. Goring and Streatley Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England. The current bridge on the site was built in 1923. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goring_and_Streatley_Bridge   (106 words)

The Thames Path - Cholsey to Dorchester On Sundays Thames Travel service 137 runs once every 2 hours from Dorchester to Clifton Hampden, Culham and Abingdon and to Shillingford, Benson, RAF Benson and Wallingford, and also normally continues to Goring and Streatley railway station. Thames Travel service 139 also runs hourly Monday - Saturday from Dorchester going to Shillingford and Wallingford to the south, and Berinsfield, Clifton Hampden, Culham and Abingdon to the north and west. The Thames Path once again briefly leaves the river to pass through the lovely village of Shillingford, returning to the Thames just out of the village, and continuing to the edge of Dorchester. www.thames-path.org.uk /thames_cholsey_dorchester.html   (106 words)

location The picturesque village of Goring on Thames situated on the Oxfordshire/Berkshire borders, lies in the "Goring Gap", which is an historic crossing point of the River Thames set between the Chiltern Hills and the Berkshire Downs on the opposite side of the river above Streatley. The surrounding countryside is designated as of "outstanding natural beauty" and the centres of both Goring and Streatley are now Conservation Areas thus preserving the many notable period properties, of which some date back to the 15th and 16th centuries. Goring offers a good range of amenities, including shops, banks, library, modern health centre, several traditional inns, hotel, Catholic and C of E churches and importantly, a main-line railway station providing excellent commuter services up to London (Paddington) via Reading in well under the hour. www.warmingham.com /location.htm   (106 words)

Miller of Mansfield, High Street, Goring on Thames, Reading presented by A1 Tourism Miller of Mansfield, High Street, Goring on Thames, Reading presented by A1 Tourism It is recommended that guests arriving at Goring and Streatley Railway station, London Heathrow, Gatwick Airport or central London and intending to travel to the hotel by taxi, should pre-arrange this directly with the hotel. Goring and Streatley Railway Station is half a mile from the Hotel. www.a1tourism.com /uk/miller.html   (106 words)

Reading (Berkshire) - Wikitravel See also the Goring and Streatley article, for details of several other restaurants in these attractive twin villages which are some 8 miles west of Reading on the A329. Goring and Streatley -- a pair of Thameside villages with great views and country walks Another attractive walk is to leave Reading on the Thames-side Promenade from Caversham Bridge ( about 10 mins walk from the downtown area) and follow the towpath to the point where it abruptly ends (the site of an old ferry where the towpath crossed to the other bank). www.wikitravel.org /en/Reading_(Berkshire)   (106 words)

Whitchurch Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whitchurch Bridge is one of the few remaining private toll bridges across the River Thames, being owned and maintained by The Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge entirely from toll receipts. There has been a bridge on the site since 1792, but the current bridge is the third on the site and dates from 1902. Whitchurch Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in England. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitchurch_Bridge   (106 words)

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