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 ...

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-east ...

and flows west through flat countryside for around to meet the Cherwell at Islip in Oxfordshire. New River Ray at Oddington - geograph

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 r ...

and Oddington, known as the New River Ray, to divert much of the water flow around the northern and southern edge of Otmoor. River Ray, Otmoor - geograph

References

Ray Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...

Rivers of Oxfordshire Otmoor {{England-river-stub