Towns & Cities on the River Thames
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Sunbury
Sunbury On Thames
The name Sunbury derives from the 10th Century Saxon Lord Sunna, who built a Burgh, or settlement on the Sunbury riverside. Today, a conservation area exists in Subury covering numerous historic buildings, restaurants and pubs and a beautiful stretch
Molesey
Molesey
East Molesey is the point at which the Rivers Mole and Thames meet. It is situated opposite the magnificent Hampton Court Palace, the scene of 500 years of royal history from Henry VIII to George II.
Lechlade
Lechlade
Lechlade is a small market town on the River Thames in Gloucestershire at the southern edge of the Cotswolds.
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is a shopper’s delight, with over 500 stores to choose from. Situated on the banks of the Thames, this historic market town has a strong arts culture and a vibrant festival programme.
Bisham
Bisham is a village and parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
Old Windsor
Old Windsor was the oldest Saxon town in Berkshire and the seat of Edward the Confessor. It continued in importance up until about 1100 when it was gradually overshadowed by the building of Windsor Castle two miles upstream.
Nettlebed
Henley-On-Thames
Nettlebed was of some importance in ancient times because of its position on the point where the Henley –Oxford road intersects the Chiltern Ridgeway. Later it became a noted staging post. Legend has it that many Kings and Queens stayed at the…
Buscot
Buscot is a small Thames-side village about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Lechlade. Originally part of Berkshire it is now in Oxfordshire. A short walk from the end of the village leads past Buscot Weir field to Buscot Lock on the River Thames.
Chertsey
Chertsey
The historic town of Chertsey dates back to 666AD when Erkenwald who became the Bishop of London established an Abbey with a water mill on a tributary that loops back into the Thames, now named the Abbey River. Every year the Abbey River is blessed…The Chilterns - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Chilterns AONB stretches from the River Thames between Wallingford and Marlow up through Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to Hitchin in Hertfordshire and was designated in 1965 as one of the finest areas of countryside in the UK.
Oxfordshire Cotswolds
Witney
The Oxfordshire Cotswolds, West Oxfordshire, covers the area to the north of the Thames from Cassington, just upstream of Oxford, to Lechlade, near the source of the Thames.
Oxfordshire
Oxford
Visit Oxfordshire and discover one of the most beautiful English counties, with the most inspiring city at its heart and historic market towns such as Henley on Thames.
Dorchester-On-Thames
Dorchester-On-Thames
A small historic Oxfordshire village sits at the confluence of the rivers Thame and Thames, just 9 miles south of Oxford.
Staines
Staines
Romans settled in Staines in AD43 and named the town “Ad Pontes” meaning “at the Bridges” in reference to the bridge they constructed across the Thames (at the site of the current Staines Bridge).
Streatley-on-Thames
The village of Streatley-on-Thames stands on the opposite side of the River Thames to Goring; Oxfordshire on one side and West Berkshire on the other, linked by a bridge which was built in 1923
Elmbridge Borough
Esher
Elmbridge is where town and country meet: a green Surrey borough within easy travelling distance of London.
High Wycombe
High wycombe
Buckinghamshire's largest town, once famous for its chair-making industry the town has recently seen the development of a superb new shopping and leisure complex - Eden.
Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames
Richmond possesses a timeless charm more akin to a village than a town. Henry VII named Richmond after his favourite Earldom, Richmond in Yorkshire, and the gateway of his magnificent Palace, favoured by Elizabeth I, still remains.
South Oxfordshire
You may find that with so many great things to see and do on offer in South Oxfordshire, you might just have to stay a little longer.
Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester, in the heart of the Cotswolds, has been a choice destination for nearly 2000 years.