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Thames Head is a group of seasonal springs that arise near the village of Coates in the Cotswolds, about three miles south-west of the town of Cirencester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The spring water comes from the limestone aquifers of the Cotswolds. One or more of these springs are traditionally identified as the source of the River Thames. The highest springs of Thames Head are located north of the A433 road (Fosse Way section), in a meadow called Trewsbury Mead. The springs continue immediately south of the A433.

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  • Der Thames Head ist ein Ort in Gloucestershire, der gewöhnlich als die Quelle der Themse angesehen wird. Die Quelle liegt nördlich des Ortes Kemble auf einer Höhe von 110 m über dem Meeresspiegel. Der Anspruch auf die Quelle der Themse ist umstritten. Die und die Ordnance Survey sehen die Quelle nahe Trewsbury Mead. Die Quelle wird auch bei östlich in der Nähe von Cheltenham angegeben. Bei Seven Springs liegt jedoch die Quelle des River Churn, ein Nebenfluss der Themse, der bei Cricklade in diese mündet. Eine Säule markiert die Quelle der Themse, die in einem kleinen Steinbecken liegt. Das Becken ist bis auf sehr feuchte Winter trocken. (de)
  • Thames Head est le site traditionnellement identifié comme la source de la Tamise. Cette source se situe à proximité du village de Kemble et de la ville de Cirencester dans le Gloucestershire. L'altitude de la source est de 110 mètres. Le site de la source de la Tamise est sujet à controverse. L’Agence de l’environnement, l’Ordnance Survey et quelques autres autorités publiques situent la source de la Tamise dans les environs de . D’autres la placent à Seven Springs, à 18 kilomètres plus au nord et à l’est de Gloucester. Officiellement toutefois Seven Springs est la source de la rivière Churn, un affluent de la Tamise qu’elle rejoint à Cricklade. Une stèle placée sous un frêne porte l’inscription suivante : « THE CONSERVATORS OF THE RIVER THAMES1857-1974THIS STONE WAS PLACED HERE TO MARK THESOURCE OF THE RIVER THAMES » (fr)
  • Thames Head is a group of seasonal springs that arise near the village of Coates in the Cotswolds, about three miles south-west of the town of Cirencester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The spring water comes from the limestone aquifers of the Cotswolds. One or more of these springs are traditionally identified as the source of the River Thames. In actuality, the source of the River Thames does not have a fixed location – rather, it changes according to the level of the groundwater in the limestone. In dry periods, the groundwater level falls, causing the Thames Head springs to dry up and the river to begin lower down in its course. In wet conditions, the groundwaters rise and the river can begin at one of the Thames Head springs. During the 2022 United Kingdom heat wave, the source dried up completely, shifting 5 miles (8.0 km) downstream to Somerford Keynes. The highest springs of Thames Head are located north of the A433 road (Fosse Way section), in a meadow called Trewsbury Mead. The springs continue immediately south of the A433. The Ordnance Survey identifies Thames Head as the source of the Thames on its maps and the UK's Environment Agency follows their precedent. However, there is also a long-standing alternative view that the real source of the Thames is on a different headstream entirely: at Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, the source of the River Churn, which is officially a tributary of the Thames that joins the Thames at Cricklade and which is longer than the course of the Thames from Thames Head to Cricklade. (en)
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  • THE CONSERVATORS OF THE RIVER THAMES 1857-1974 THIS STONE WAS PLACED HERE TO MARK THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER THAMES (en)
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  • Der Thames Head ist ein Ort in Gloucestershire, der gewöhnlich als die Quelle der Themse angesehen wird. Die Quelle liegt nördlich des Ortes Kemble auf einer Höhe von 110 m über dem Meeresspiegel. Der Anspruch auf die Quelle der Themse ist umstritten. Die und die Ordnance Survey sehen die Quelle nahe Trewsbury Mead. Die Quelle wird auch bei östlich in der Nähe von Cheltenham angegeben. Bei Seven Springs liegt jedoch die Quelle des River Churn, ein Nebenfluss der Themse, der bei Cricklade in diese mündet. (de)
  • Thames Head est le site traditionnellement identifié comme la source de la Tamise. Cette source se situe à proximité du village de Kemble et de la ville de Cirencester dans le Gloucestershire. L'altitude de la source est de 110 mètres. Une stèle placée sous un frêne porte l’inscription suivante : « THE CONSERVATORS OF THE RIVER THAMES1857-1974THIS STONE WAS PLACED HERE TO MARK THESOURCE OF THE RIVER THAMES » (fr)
  • Thames Head is a group of seasonal springs that arise near the village of Coates in the Cotswolds, about three miles south-west of the town of Cirencester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The spring water comes from the limestone aquifers of the Cotswolds. One or more of these springs are traditionally identified as the source of the River Thames. The highest springs of Thames Head are located north of the A433 road (Fosse Way section), in a meadow called Trewsbury Mead. The springs continue immediately south of the A433. (en)
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  • Thames Head (de)
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