The Thames Trot Klas Andersson

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Klas Andersson has already done 14.8 km

Latest activity on the course at 19:01, Sunday, 25 October.
Current weather: Clear sky and 9.4°C. Wind 4.1 m/s from SW
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Days until challenge ends 1273.
Keep up the good work. You are 278 km from reaching Thames Barriers in East London.
Percent done: 5%. Currently you average 1 km/day. At this pace you'll be done in 278 days on Tuesday, 28 January.
You need to average 0.2 km/day to reach goal before Saturday, 31 October.

Karl Bromö is 6.4 km behind. Björn Ahl is 1.3 km ahead.

Points of interest

All Saints Church, Leigh

All Saints Church was built around 1250 at Leigh, north Wiltshire, England, and was originally on a site half a mile to the north of its current location. In 1896, the nave, porch and bell tower were moved from their original location and a new church was built. The chancel and the east gable of the old nave remain in the old churchyard as All Saints Chancel. == Moving the church, 1896 == By the early 1890s, the church had fallen into significant disrepair and the path leading to it was so wet that during winter it was practically inaccessible. The architect C.E. Ponting urged that the church should be restored and the approach improved.

Photo: Roger Cornfoot (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Ashton Keynes Castle

Ashton Keynes Castle was in the village of Ashton Keynes, near to the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England (grid reference SU049945). It is also known as Hall's Close, while locals call it The Battlefield. The scheduled monument consists of a ringwork and bailey 100 metres (330 ft) west of Kentend Farm. == History == The castle was founded in the 12th century by the Keynes family. Excavations at the site show that the castle consisted of a ringwork adjoined by a "single sub-rectangular bailey".

Photo: Martin Elliott (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Swill Brook

Swill Brook is the name of a number of streams in England, the most notable of which is the Swill Brook in Wiltshire. This stream flows for some 10 km or 6 miles in a generally easterly direction from its sources near the village of Crudwell to its confluence with the River Thames near Ashton Keynes. Its chief claim to fame is that the Thames is actually a tributary of the Swill Brook, as the latter is considerably larger than the Thames where they meet.

Photo: Roger Cornfoot (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Elmlea Meadows

Elmlea Meadows (grid reference SU079948) is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1989. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS). == Location == The site lies to the north-west of Cricklade near the county boundary, and consists of three meadows which have been managed for hay followed by grazing. The meadows overlie the alluvium and gravels of the Thames floodplain. == Species == The grassland included meadow foxtail and great burnet and supports a rich flora.

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Upper Waterhay Meadow

Upper Waterhay Meadow (grid reference SU068937) is a 2.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971. The reserve is managed by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.


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