River Cherwell

Cherwell
The Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, Oxford
Location
Country	England
Counties	Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire
Towns	Banbury
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hellidon, Daventry, Northamptonshire
• coordinates	52°12′23″N 1°14′49″W / 52.20639°N 1.24694°W / 52.20639; -1.24694
• elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Mouth	River Thames
• location	Oxford, Oxfordshire
• coordinates	51°44′32″N 1°14′54″W / 51.74222°N 1.24833°W / 51.74222; -1.24833
• elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Length	40 mi (64 km)
Basin size	943 km2 (364 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Oxford
• average	7.2 m3/s (250 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Enslow Mill
• average	3.84 m3/s (136 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Banbury
• average	1.05 m3/s (37 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	River Ray
• right	Sor Brook, River Swere, Mill Lane brook

The River Cherwell (/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/ ^ⓘ CHAR-wel or /ˈtʃɜːrwɛl/ CHUR-wel) is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon, Northamptonshire and flows southwards for 40 miles (64 km) to meet the Thames at Oxford in Oxfordshire.^[1]

The river gives its name to the Cherwell local government district and Cherwell, an Oxford student newspaper.