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Chalgrove Brook

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Chalgrove Brook
EtymologyChalgrove
Physical characteristics
SourceChilterns
 • locationWatlington
MouthRiver Thame
 • location
Chiselhampton
 • coordinates
51°41′03″N 1°08′33″E / 51.6842°N 1.1424°E / 51.6842; 1.1424
Lengthc. 7 miles (11 km)
Basin features
ProgressionChalgrove BrookThameThamesNorth Sea

Chalgrove Brook is a chalk stream located in South Oxfordshire, England.[1]

It is a left tributary of the River Thame. It rises in a number of natural springs at the foot of the Chiltern Hills near Watlington, and flows in a northwesterly direction for approximately 7 miles (11 km) through Cuxham, Chalgrove, and Stadhampton, before emptying into the Thame near Chiselhampton.[2]

The brook floods occasionally, especially in and downstream of Chalgrove. To relieve this, a man-made conduit was built in Chalgrove, splitting the stream in two.[3]

The stream is home to brown trout, mink, otter and water vole.[3] As part of the brook's conservation efforts, in 2023 a fish pass was created to circumvent Stadhampton Mill, making available 2 miles (3.2 km) of the brook that was previously impassable to fish.[4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Project to restore fish population creates a bypass". BBC News. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Watlington Chalk Stream". Wild Oxfordshire. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Chalgrove Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2033" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Stadhampton Mill Fish Pass". River Thame Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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