![The River Ray - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/The_River_Ray_-_geograph.org.uk_-_742841.jpg)
The River Ray is a tributary of the
River Cherwell
The River Cherwell ( or ) is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon, Northamptonshire and flows southwards for to meet the Thames at Oxford in Oxfordshire.
The river gives its name to the Cherwell local g ...
in south east England. It rises at
Quainton Hill,
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
and flows west through flat countryside for around to meet the Cherwell at
Islip
Islip may refer to:
Places England
* Islip, Northamptonshire
*Islip, Oxfordshire
United States
*Islip, New York, a town in Suffolk County
** Islip (hamlet), New York, located in the above town
**Central Islip, New York, a hamlet and census-d ...
in
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...
.
![New River Ray at Oddington - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/New_River_Ray_at_Oddington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_386616.jpg)
The Ray's catchment area is sparsely populated, especially in its lower reaches as it flows through the
Otmoor
Otmoor or Ot Moor is an area of wetland and wet grassland in Oxfordshire, England, located halfway between Oxford and Bicester. It is about above sea level, and has an area of nearly .
It is encircled by the "Seven Towns" of Otmoor: Beckley, N ...
wetlands. In 1815 a channel was cut between
Charlton-on-Otmoor
Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village and civil parish about NE of Oxford and SW of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The village, one of the seven "towns" of Otmoor, is on the northern edge of the moor on a ridge of Cornbrash. The 2011 Census ...
and
Oddington, known as the New River Ray, to divert much of the water flow around the northern and southern edge of Otmoor.
References
Ray
Rivers of Oxfordshire
Otmoor
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