The River Evenlode is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after th ...
in
Oxfordshire
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. It rises near
Moreton-in-Marsh,
Gloucestershire
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, in the
Cotswold Hills and flows south-east to the Thames, its valley providing the route of the southern part of the
Cotswold Line. The river flows for from source to the River Thames.
The name ''Evenlode'' is modern; until the late 1890s the river was called the River Blade, hence the name of
Bladon, even though strictly Bladon is on the
River Glyme, a tributary;
the Ordnance Survey map of 1884 already uses the name ''Evenlode''.
The River Evenlode passes through
Evenlode,
Bledington,
Shipton-under-Wychwood,
Ascott-under-Wychwood and
Charlbury. The river joins the Thames approximately down river from
Cassington
Cassington is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Oxfordshire about northwest of Oxford. The village lies on gravel strata about from the confluence of the River Evenlode with the River Thames. The parish includes the Ha ...
on the reach above
King's Lock, north-west of
Oxford
Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.
The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
. Between Cassington and
Eynsham, the
Cassington Canal is fed by the river and joins the Thames upstream of the Evenlode.
The river is largely privately owned, used for fishing and other leisure activities. The
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enha ...
has undertaken restoration work, as of 2008, to recover from the effects of excessive dredging. Powered craft are not allowed on the river.
commemorated the river in some of his poetry.
See also
*
List of rivers in England
*
Tributaries of the River Thames
This article lists the tributaries of the River Thames from the sea to the source, in England. There are also secondary lists of backwaters of the river itself and the waterways branching off.
Note: the River Medway shares the saline lower ...
References
Evenlode, River
Evenlode, River
West Oxfordshire District
Cotswolds
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