River Thames

River Thames aka Thames Estuary, River Isis

Mouth: Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea

Source: Thames Head, Cotswold

Length: 346km

Etymology: Latin tamesis that derived further to Proto-Brythonic tamesis and Proto-Celtic tamesas (meaning rivers, water)

Islands:

Isle of Dogges (Former)
Isle of Dogs
Chiswick Eyot
Oliver's Island
Brentford Ait
Lot's Ait
Isleworth Ait
Corporation Island
Glover's Island
Eel Pie Island
Trowlock Island
Steven's Eyot
Raven's Ait
Thames DItton Island
Ash Island
Tagg's Island
Garrick's Ait
Platt's Eyot
Sunbury Court Island
Rivermead Island

Regions:

East
South East
Greater London
South West

Counties:

Essex (Ceremonial, Historical)
Kent (Ceremonial, Historical)
Middlesex (Historical)
Greater London (Ceremonial)
City of London (Ceremonial)
Surrey (Ceremonial, Historical)
Buckinghamshire (Ceremonial, Historical)
Berkshire (Ceremonial, Historical)
Oxfordshire (Ceremonial, Historical)
Wiltshire (Ceremonial, Historical)
Gloucestershire (Ceremonial, Historical)

Quick Trivia:

The site of the original Roman Britain capital of Londinium was chosen because of a ford on the River Thames. [1]

Fishes

Brown Trout (Last Rep. 2025) [1][2][3]
Common Carp (Last Rep. 2025) [2][4][5][6]
Common Barbel (Last Rep. 2025) [2][3][5][6]
European Perch (Last Rep. 2025) [2][6]
European Chub (Last Rep. 2025) [2][3][6]
Mirror Carp (Last Rep. 2024) [4][5]
Channel Catfish (Last Rep. 2022) [6]
Grass Carp (Last Rep. 2022) [5][6]
Sea Trout (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Atlantic Salmon (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5]
Atlantic Cod (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5]
European Bullhead (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5]
Common Bream (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5][7]
Common Goby (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
European Flounder (Last Rep. 2017) [3][7]
Common Dace (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5][7]
European Plaice (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Dover Sole (Last Rep. 2017) [1][3]
European Eel (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5]
European Smelt (Last Rep. 2017) [1][3][7]
European Sprat (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
European Grayling (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
European Perch (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5]
Northern Pike (Last Rep. 2017) [2][3]
Pouting (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
River Lamprey (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Common Roach (Last Rep. 2017) [3][5]
European Seabass (Last Rep. 2017) [3][4][7]
Sand Goby (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Sand Smelt (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Short-snouted Seahorse (Last Rep. 2017) [3][8]
Spiny Seahorse (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Three-spined Stickleback (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Stone Loach (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Thin-lipped Grey Mullet (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Twaite Shad (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Whiting (Last Rep. 2017) [3]
Zander (Last Rep. 2017) [1][3][5]
Silver Bream (Last Rep. 2015) [5]
Crucian Carp (Last Rep. 2014) [5]
Tench (Last Rep. 2013) [5]
Pike (Last Rep. 2011) [5]
Ruffe (Last Rep. 2011) [5]
Wels Catfish (Last Rep. 2010) [5]
Gudgeon [5]
Rudd
Rudd-Bream Hybrid

River Thames is the capital river of the United Kingdom.

Course (Mouth to Source)

Holehaven Creek
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
Dartford Crossing
River Darent
River Roding
Silvertown Tunnel
River Lea
Blackwall Tunnel
Deptford Creek
Rotherhithe Tunnel
River Neckinger
Tower Bridge
London Bridge
Cannon Street Railway Bridge
Southwark Bridge
Millenium Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Hungerford Bridge
Golden Jubilee Bridges
Westminster Bridge
Lambeth Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
Grossvenor Bridge
Chelsea Bridge
Albert Bridge
Battersea Bridge
Chelsea Creek
Wandsworth Bridge
River Wandle
Fulham Railway Bridge
Putney Bridge
Beverley Brook
Hammersmith Bridge

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