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Bulstake Stream at New Botley.
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Another view of Bulstake Stream.

Bulstake Stream, also spelt Bullstake Stream, is a backwater of the River Thames at Oxford, England.

The stream leaves the main stream of the Thames at a river junction known as Four Rivers, at the south west corner of Fiddler's Island opposite Sheepwash Channel. It immediately flows past Tumbling Bay, which had a bathing place in use from 1853 to 1990, when the toilets and huts were removed. [1] The pool is still in occasional use, though in disrepair. [2] A fish race was added in to bypass the bathing place and was completed by 2020. [2] The Osney Ditch flows out of the stream southeast towards Osney. The stream follows a semi-circular course, west and then south, passing under bridges on Binsey Lane and Botley Road (Bulstake Bridge) to a confluence with Seacourt/Hinksey Stream near North Hinksey. It resumes, east, past Osney Mead Industrial Estate, and rejoins the Thames at the Osney Rail Bridge. The Thames Path crosses the stream on a bridge known as Boney's Bridge. [3] Botley Stream flows into it from Seacourt Stream just north of Botley Road.

The lower part (resumption) is also known as Potts Stream or Pot Stream. [4] [5]

Until 1790, the stream was the main navigation channel of the Thames. [5] It became a backwater when Osney Lock was opened.

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Bulstake Bridge Bridge in United Kingdom

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Osney Ditch

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References

  1. ↑ Graham, Malcolm. "TUM 150: Recreation at Tumbling Bay 1853-2010". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011..
  2. 1 2 Vanessa Fell (August 2021). "Botley Park, Oxford : Urban/Recreational Park Project Oxfordshire Gardens Trust Research & Recording Group" (PDF). Ogt.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Osney Railway Bridges - WHERE THAMES SMOOTH WATERS GLIDE". Thames.me.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bullstake Stream, Oxford - WHERE THAMES SMOOTH WATERS GLIDE". Thames.me.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Hassall, T.G.; Selwyn, Nesta (1979). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 4: Communications: Rivers and River Navigation.
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Dukes Cut (north)Bulstake Stream Castle Mill Stream (north)

Coordinates: 51°44′46″N1°16′03″W / 51.7462°N 1.2675°W / 51.7462; -1.2675

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