| River Kym | |
|---|---|
 River Kym near Great Staughton | |
  Location of the mouth within Cambridgeshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Newton Bromswold |
| • coordinates | 52°15′42″N0°34′28″W / 52.2618°N 0.5745°W /52.2618; -0.5745 |
| • elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Mouth | Great Ouse |
• location | St Neots |
• coordinates | 52°14′20″N0°16′12″W / 52.239°N 0.270°W /52.239; -0.270 |
• elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Length | 32 km (20 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Ouse |
TheRiver Kym is ariver inCambridgeshire,England. It flows through the village ofTilbrook, toKimbolton, and joins theGreat Ouse atSt Neots. It is known as the River Til in its upper reaches, tributaries include the Pertenhall Brook.[1][2]
Rising right on theNorthamptonshire-Bedfordshire border at the west of the parish ofNewton Bromswold, it flows north-east to cross into Bedfordshire atYelden and then intoCambridgeshire at Tilbrook. Turning south east, it divides the town of Kimbolton in two and runs pastKimbolton Castle toStonely. It next flows past the parish church of St Andrew to the west ofGreat Staughton, encircling the village to the south. It flows into the Great Ouse just to the north of St Neots, where it forms the parish boundary between St Neots andLittle Paxton.[3]
The name of the river seems to be a back-formation from the town of Kimbolton, whose name means "farmstead of a man called Cynebald", so it is clear that the town is not named after the river.[4]
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