2014

SP6406 : Drain running into River Thame at Ickford Bridge

taken 10 years ago, near to Ickford, Buckinghamshire, England

Drain running into River Thame at Ickford Bridge
Drain running into River Thame at Ickford Bridge
This drain runs alongside the western side of Ickford Road as it approaches the mediaeval Ickford Bridge from the south. There is a similar drain on the eastern side of the road. At the time of this photograph the entire surrounding area was under water however due to flooding, so these drains were not really able to fulfil their purpose.
River Thame

The River Thame (pronounced "Tame") rises in the northern Chilterns as a combination of several streams to the north of Aylesbury. It meanders for about 40 miles through Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, past the town named after it until it meets The Thames at Dorchester on Thames (Oxon). At most times it is a fairly insubstantial river, especially in its more northerly reaches, but after heavy rains it can become far bigger - such as after the prolonged series of downpours experienced from Dec 2013 to Feb 2014; then it bursts its banks and floods the neighbouring land - mostly farmland - in its wide shallow valley.


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage River: Thame Place: Ickford other tags: Floods Drainage Ditch Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge Road [14] · Drain [2] ·
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SP6406, 70 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 15 February, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 18 February, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 6486 0647 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.1906N 1:3.7076W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 6485 0642
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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