River Key

River Key
Key at Purton Stoke
Country	England
Counties	Wiltshire
Source
- location	Purton, Braydon Forest
- coordinates	51°35′11″N 1°51′57″W / 51.58639°N 1.86583°W / 51.58639; -1.86583
Mouth	River Thames
- location	Cricklade
- coordinates	51°38′22″N 1°51′27″W / 51.63944°N 1.85750°W / 51.63944; -1.85750Coordinates: 51°38′22″N 1°51′27″W / 51.63944°N 1.85750°W / 51.63944; -1.85750

The River Key is a tributary of the River Thames in England which flows through Wiltshire.

The river rises at Braydon Forest near Purton and runs through Purton Stoke, joining the Thames on the southern bank near Cricklade^[1] just upstream of the A419 Road Bridge. The river was crossed by the North Wilts Canal a few hundred yards south of Cricklade on the B4553 to Purton. In December 2000, as part of regeneration of the canal, rescue work was started on the River Key Aqueduct.^[2]

See also

• Tributaries of the River Thames
• List of rivers in England

References

Ceremonial county of Wiltshire
Unitary authorities	Swindon Wiltshire Council
Major settlements	Amesbury Bradford on Avon Bulford Camp Calne Chippenham Corsham Cricklade Devizes Highworth Larkhill Ludgershall Malmesbury Marlborough Melksham Mere Royal Wootton Bassett Salisbury Swindon Tidworth Tisbury Trowbridge Warminster Westbury Wilton Wroughton See also: List of civil parishes in Wiltshire
Rivers	Biss Blackwater Bourne Bristol Avon Chalke Cole Damson Ebble Hampshire Avon Kennet Key Nadder Nine Mile Og Thames Till Wylye
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