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Looking upstream towards Day's Lock on the River Thames at Little Wittenham. Here the rive flows by the village of Dorchester on Thames, once an important Roman settlement, now famous for its abbey - and being the frequent setting for the TV series 'Midsomer Murders'! Further above the lock is the town of Abingdon whilst downstream the river flows past the hills known as the Wittenham Clumps. In summer the river is busy with boats of all sorts but this image shows a quiet afternoon in spring.

After heavy rain, the Thames rushing through Day's Weir near Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire. The Thames Path crosses the river over the lock and weir, carrying on upstream towards Abingdon. Apparently the name for Day's Lock and Weir comes from that of a local Catholic yeoman in the 17th century.

The approach to Day's Lock on the River Thames at Little Wittenham in Oxfordshire. This is the view from the footbridge once well known for the annual Pooh Sticks Championships! Turn right here and we reach Dorchester-on-Thames with its abbey church and buildings. Following the Thames Path over the lock and weir we eventually reach the town of Abingdon, Day's Lock is apparently named after a local Catholic yeoman in the 17th century.The image has been given a textured finish as a pencil drawing