River Ray, Wiltshire

River Ray, Wiltshire

The River Ray is a tributary of the River Thames in England which flows through Wiltshire.

The river rises at Wroughton to south of Swindon and runs to the west of the town via Shaw. [Fred. S Thacker "The Thames Highway Vol II Locks and Weirs" 1920] It joins the Thames on the southern bank near Cricklade just upstream of Water Eaton House Bridge. The river has been subject to a restoration project run by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The final stage completed in December 2007 was to build a tunnel near the Great Western Way at Rivermead to allow the nine species of fish to travel the length of the river without obstruction. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7146691.stm BBC News 16 December 2007 "Tunnel allows fish to swim freely"] ]

ee also

* List of rivers in England

References

River item line|upstream= River Key (south)
downstream=River Coln (north) with
Thames and Severn Canal


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