River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse is in The Wash.

The River Great Ouse rises near Syresham, Northamptonshire [Map] from where it flows past Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire [Map], Brackley, Northamptonshire [Map], Westbury, Buckinghamshire [Map], Radclive, Buckinghamshire [Map], through the centre of Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [Map], Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [Map] after which it is joined by Padbury Brook.

The River Great Ouse continues past Thornton, Buckinghamshire [Map], Passenham, Northamptonshire [Map], Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [Map], around Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [Map], past Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire [Map], Olney, Buckinghamshire [Map], Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire [Map], crossing into Bedfordshirem, past Harrold, Bedfordshire [Map], Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [Map], Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire [Map], through the centre of Bedford, Bedfordshire [Map], under Great Barford Bridge, Bedfordshire [Map], past Tempsford, Bedfordshire [Map], Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire [Map], through St Neots, Bedfordshire [Map], past Offord D'Arcy, Bedfordshire [Map] and Offord Cluny, Bedfordshire [Map], through Godmanchester [Map] and Huntingdon [Map], under St Ives Bridge [Map], Earith [Map] after which it is separates into two.

Thereafter one section is canalised heading north-east to Downham Market, Norfolk [Map].

The other natural section flows past Little Thetford [Map], through Ely [Map], Littleport [Map], past to Downham Market, Norfolk [Map] where it joins the canalised section.

Thereafter to King's Lynn, Norfolk [Map] after which it joins the The Wash.

Around 1425. Great Barford Bridge, Bedfordshire [Map] is an early fifteenth century bridge with seventeen arches, originally built from limestone and sandstone that spans the River Great Ouse.