The Rythe

The Rythe

The Rythe is a river in the county of Surrey, England. It is a tributary of the River Thames which it joins at Thames Ditton on the reach above Teddington Lock.

The Rythe rises in the vicinity of Prince's Coverts woodland near Oxshott and runs under the A3 road into Arbrook Common. It is joined by another stream and runs through Claygate [ [http://www.claygate.info/aboutus/default.asp?Content_ID=64 Monograph No 4: More on boundaries and old maps] ] and Littleworth Common to the Scilly Isles roundabout at Esher. The river then follows the Portsmouth Road towards Thames Ditton, and runs into the River Thames near Ferry Road, forming the boundary between Kingston and Thames Ditton. [ [http://www.thamesditton.com/content/view/5/37/ Thames Ditton Virtual Village Village Boundaries] ]

The Rythe is an important drainage channel and has been implicated in issues of flooding in Claygate. A major flood alleviation scheme was initiated in 2002. [ [http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/46052_battle_lines_drawn_in_sewer_inquiry Paul McManus "Battle lines drawn in sewer inquiry" Get Surrey 12/11/2002] ]

ee also

*List of rivers of England

References

River item line|upstream=River Ember
River Mole (south)
downstream=Longford River, Raven's Ait (north)


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