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River Great Ouse
Little
Padbury Brook
River Cam
River Lark
River Wissey
River Thet
River Granta aka Cam
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.
Culture, Rivers and River Systems in England and Wales, The Wash, River Great Ouse, Little
The Little rises near Rickenhall, Suffolk [Map] from where it flows past Cracken Corner, Suffolk [Map]. It also appears to rises near and Redgrave And Lopham Fen [Map]; it isn't clear which is the source of the Little. Thereafter it flows past Blo' Norton, Norfolk [Map], Knettishall, Suffolk [Map], Rushford, Norfolk [Map], Barham, Suffolk [Map], Thetford, Norfolk [Map], where it is joined by the River Thet.
After Thetford the Little Ouse flows past Santon Downham, Suffolk [Map], through Brandon, Suffolk [Map], past Hockwold cum Wilton, Norfolk [Map] to Brandon Creek, Norfolk [Map] where it joins the River Great Ouse.
Culture, Rivers and River Systems in England and Wales, The Wash, River Great Ouse, Little, River Thet
The River Thet rises near Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map] from where it flows past Wilby, Norfolk [Map], North End, Norfolk [Map], Snetterton, Norfolk [Map], Larling, Norfolk [Map], East Harling, Norfolk [Map], Bridgeham, Norfolk [Map], Brettenham, Norfolk [Map], Kilverstone, Norfolk [Map] to Thetford, Norfolk [Map] were it joins the Little.
Culture, Rivers and River Systems in England and Wales, The Wash, River Great Ouse, Padbury Brook
Padbury Brook rises near Fritwell, Oxfordshire [Map] from where it flows past Ardley, Oxfordshire [Map], Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire [Map], Fringford, Oxfordshire [Map], Godington, Oxfordshire [Map], Twyford, Buckinghamshire [Map], under Padbury [Map] and the medieval Thornbrough [Map] bridges, after which it joins the River Great Ouse.
Culture, Rivers and River Systems in England and Wales, The Wash, River Great Ouse, River Lark
The River Lark rises near Stonecross Green, Suffolk [Map] from where it flows past Pinford End, Suffolk [Map], Sicklesmere, Suffolk [Map], through Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [Map], past Fornham All Saints, Suffolk [Map], Flempton, Suffolk [Map], Icklingham, Suffolk [Map], Barton Mills, Suffolk [Map], Mildenhall, Suffolk [Map], Isleham [Map] and Prickwillow [Map] after which it joins the River Great Ouse.
Culture, Rivers and River Systems in England and Wales, The Wash, River Great Ouse, River Wissey
The River Wissey rises near Bradenham, Norfolk [Map] from where it flows past Holme Hale, Norfolk [Map], North Pickenham, Norfolk [Map], South Pickenham, Norfolk [Map], Great CressIngham, Norfolk [Map], Bodney, Norfolk [Map], Ickburgh, Norfolk [Map], Colverston, Norfolk [Map], Little London, Norfolk [Map], Northwolkd, Norfolk [Map], Stoke Ferry, Norfolk [Map], Wissington, Norfolk [Map] to Hilgay, Norfolk [Map] after which it joins the River Great Ouse.