# River Thames

> river in southern England

**Wikidata**: [Q19686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19686)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/river-thames

## Summary

The River Thames is a river located in the United Kingdom. It flows through the continent of Europe.

## Summary
The River Thames is a river in southern England that flows through multiple English counties and Greater London. It is known by aliases including "Thames" and "Tamesis" and has a local name, "The Isis," for the stretch in Oxfordshire.

## Key Facts
- Entity type: river (a larger natural watercourse).  
- Primary description (Wikidata): "river in southern England."  
- Aliases: Thames; Tamesis.  
- Wikidata / Wikipedia: wikipedia_title = "River Thames"; sitelink_count = 127.  
- Coordinates (two provided reference points): (lat: 51.5, lon: 0.61) and (lat: 51.69444444444444, lon: -2.0297222222222224).  
- Located in / originates in: Wiltshire (country: ; sitelink_count: 85).  
- Located in / passes through: Oxfordshire (country: , ; sitelink_count: 91).  
- Located in / passes through: Berkshire (country: ; sitelink_count: 92).  
- Located in / passes through: Buckinghamshire (country: ; sitelink_count: 94).  
- Located in / passes through: Surrey (country: , , , ; headquarters: , , ; sitelink_count: 100).  
- Located in / passes through: Essex (country: ; sitelink_count: 94).  
- Located in / passes through: Kent (country: , ; sitelink_count: 102).  
- Located in / passes through: Greater London (administrative area and ceremonial county in England; inception: 1965-04-01T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 93).  
- Country: United Kingdom (island country in north-west Europe; sitelink_count: 388).  
- Local name / contains / subsidiary: The Isis — name used for the River Thames in Oxfordshire (country: ; sitelink_count: 5).  
- Part relationship: The River Thames is associated with and includes the section known as The Isis (listed both under "Contains / Subsidiaries" and "Part of / Parent").  
- Related engineering feature: Thames Tunnel — a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London (inception: 1843; country: ; sitelink_count: 21).  
- Related person (historical/related listing): Hastein — described as a Viking chieftain (occupations listed as Wikidata IDs , , , , ; citizenship: ; sitelink_count: 23).  
- Related similarly named river: Thames River (Ontario, Canada) — country: Q16; sitelink_count: 10.  
- Structured metadata: wikidata_description = "river in southern England".  
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## FAQs
Q: What is the River Thames?
A: The River Thames is a river in southern England, identified in Wikidata as "river in southern England" and commonly called the Thames or Tamesis.

Q: Where does the River Thames run and which administrative areas does it touch?
A: The River Thames is associated with Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Essex, Kent, and Greater London in England, and it is in the country of the United Kingdom.

Q: What is "The Isis" in relation to the River Thames?
A: "The Isis" is the local name for the River Thames in Oxfordshire; it is listed as both a contained subsidiary of the Thames and as a named part/section of the river.

Q: Are there man-made structures associated with the River Thames?
A: Yes. The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London; its recorded inception date is 1843 and it is associated with the United Kingdom.

Q: Are there other rivers with the same name?
A: Yes. There is a separate Thames River in Ontario, Canada, listed here as a related entity (country: Q16).

Q: What alternate names and identifiers exist for the River Thames?
A: Alternate names include "Thames" and "Tamesis." Wikidata metadata includes two coordinate points and a sitelink_count of 127; the Wikipedia title is "River Thames."

Q: Who is Hastein and how is he related to this entry?
A: Hastein is listed among related entities as a Viking chieftain; his related Wikidata occupations and citizenship are provided as identifier codes in the source material (occupations: , , , , ; citizenship: ).

## Why It Matters
The River Thames is a principal river feature of southern England and Greater London, serving as a geographic, historic, and infrastructural landmark in the United Kingdom. As a named river that spans multiple English counties, it defines local place names (for example, the Oxfordshire stretch called "The Isis"), hosts major engineering works (notably the Thames Tunnel beneath it), and is prominent enough to appear widely across linked knowledge systems (Wikidata sitelink_count = 127). Its multiple aliases and named sections reflect regional cultural usage and historical naming conventions. The Thames's presence in Greater London connects it to the political, economic, and built environment of the UK's capital region, making it relevant to urban planning, transport infrastructure, and historical studies of the area.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly described as a "river in southern England" in its Wikidata description.  
- Multiple common aliases: "Thames" and the Latin/alternative form "Tamesis."  
- A locally distinct name: the river section called "The Isis" in Oxfordshire.  
- Association with a major under-river engineering work: the Thames Tunnel (inception recorded as 1843).  
- Extensive representation in linked data: sitelink_count = 127 on Wikidata/Wikipedia platforms.  
- Connections to other distinct entries and topics, including a Canadian namesake (Thames River, Ontario) and historical figures listed among related items (Hastein).

## Body

### Overview
- The River Thames is identified in the source material as a river in southern England.  
- It carries the Wikipedia title "River Thames" and is indexed in linked-data systems with a sitelink_count of 127.  
- Alternate names and spellings include "Thames" and "Tamesis."

### Location and Administrative Areas
- The river is associated with multiple English counties: Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Essex, and Kent. Each county entry in the source lists its country as  (United Kingdom) and includes individual sitelink_count values.  
- Greater London is listed among its located-in/origin entries; Greater London is described as an administrative area and ceremonial county in England with inception date 1965-04-01 and country .  
- The River Thames is located in the country of the United Kingdom, which the source describes as an island country in north-west Europe and supplies multiple nation-level identifiers and descriptive data.

### Coordinates and Geospatial Metadata
- Two coordinates are provided for the River Thames in the source: (51.5, 0.61) and (51.69444444444444, -2.0297222222222224). These points are recorded as structured coordinate properties in the supplied metadata.

### Names, Local Sections, and Subsidiaries
- The Isis: The source explicitly lists "The Isis" as the name for the River Thames in Oxfordshire (country ; sitelink_count: 5). The Isis appears twice in the source: under "Contains / Subsidiaries" and under "Part of / Parent," indicating the Oxfordshire section is both a recognized local name and a named constituent part of the river system.  
- Aliases: "Thames" and "Tamesis" are captured as alternate names in the structured properties.

### Related Engineering and Built Features
- Thames Tunnel: The source links the Thames Tunnel to the River Thames as a tunnel beneath the river in London. The Thames Tunnel has an inception date recorded as 1843 (formatted +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z) and is associated with country  (United Kingdom). The Thames Tunnel's sitelink_count is 21 in the source material.

### Related People and Historical Links
- Hastein: Listed in the "related" section, Hastein is described as a Viking chieftain. The source provides Wikidata occupation identifiers (, , , , ), a citizenship identifier, and a sitelink_count of 23. The exact nature of Hastein's connection to the River Thames is not expanded in the source; he is included as a related person within the dataset.

### Namesakes and Disambiguation
- Thames River (Ontario): The source notes a different river named "Thames River" in Ontario, Canada (country: Q16; sitelink_count: 10). This is presented as a related entity, showing that the name "Thames" is used for rivers outside of England.

### Classification and Related Concepts
- The River Thames is classified generically as a "river" and as an instance of a larger natural watercourse (the source lists "river [Thing] — larger natural watercourse" with sitelink_count: 275). This situates the Thames in the broader category of fluvial geographic features.

### Structured Identifiers and Metadata
- Wikidata description: "river in southern England."  
- wikipedia_title: "River Thames."  
- aliases: Thames, Tamesis.  
- coordinates: two coordinate pairs supplied.  
- sitelink_count: 127 (indicating the number of wiki/knowledge-system links referencing the River Thames entry in the source dataset).  
- SEO Data Context: explicitly listed as "No SEO data available yet."

### Connections to the United Kingdom (Context from Source)
- The River Thames is located within the United Kingdom. The source provides an extensive summary of the United Kingdom: it is an island country in north-west Europe composed of Great Britain and part of Ireland; capital is London; many administrative, demographic, and international membership details are supplied in the source. These United Kingdom data items contextualize the national framework in which the River Thames exists and are included because the River Thames is located in and associated with this country.

### Cross-references and Data Provenance
- Many entries in the source include sitelink_count values (for counties, related persons, and related things). These counts are included above as part of the River Thames's interconnected dataset and help indicate relative visibility or linkage in the source knowledge graph.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. [Source](https://d-nb.info/gnd/4119580-2/about/lds)
3. [Source](https://github.com/JohnMarkOckerbloom/ftl/blob/master/data/wikimap)
4. OpenStreetMap
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. MusicBrainz
7. GeoNames
8. BBC Things
9. [Source](https://fr.dentist/kb/thames/)
10. KBpedia