Thames Water UK Operational Area

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Thames Water - UK Operational Area
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GRAVEL EXTRACTION in OXFORDSHIRE Use the first
reference (Oxford Times archive) to find articles
referring to gravel extraction in Oxfordshire.
The following web-refs are all from that first
web-page. For each article, plot name the
location on the map of Oxfordshire provided For
each, note (on map) 1 Whether the gravel pit is
in use, exhausted or proposed. What its size
scale of production 2 If old, then the current
use or proposed use 3 If proposed, what the
gravel is used for 4 If proposed, what objections
or criticisms there are to the development 5 If
proposed, what advantages are cited for the local
area (if any) 6 Any other points of interest
(transport, jobs, pollution, danger, economy etc)
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http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/search?qgr
avelo0l10obnewestdr http//archive.thisis
oxfordshire.co.uk/2005/10/6/88751.html http//arc
hive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/2005/8/10/87796.html
http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/2005/8/4/8
7688.html http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/
2004/12/22/6308.html http//archive.thisisoxfords
hire.co.uk/2004/3/18/13630.html http//archive.th
isisoxfordshire.co.uk/2003/12/19/16027.html http
//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/2003/12/6/16331.
html http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/2003/
12/2/16416.html http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.
co.uk/2003/11/18/16874.html http//archive.thisis
oxfordshire.co.uk/2003/9/13/18551.html http//arc
hive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/2003/9/12/18607.html
http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/2003/5/31/
21245.html http//archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
/2002/8/3/36056.html http//archive.thisisoxfords
hire.co.uk/2001/11/28/50892.html
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• Oxfordshire Thames Valley
• GRAVEL EXTRACTION in OXFORDSHIRE
• Plot the river Thames, Cherwell
• For each article, plot name the location on the
  map
• For each, note (on map)
• 1 Whether the gravel pit is in use, exhausted or
  proposed. Its size scale of production
• The current use or proposed use
• If proposed
• what the gravel is used for
• any objections or criticisms
• any advantages for the local area
• Other points of interest (transport, jobs,
  pollution, danger, economy)

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OXFORDSHIRE GRAVEL PITS

• Charlbury
• Proposed
• Objections - traffic
• Use for new housing - essential expansion?

• RADLEY
• Old gravel pit
• Wildlife fishing, swimming, walking water
  skiing?
• Use for waste ash from Didcot - protests

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