River Og

The River Og is a short river in Wiltshire, England.

Og
River Og, near Ogbourne St Andrew.
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Region	Wiltshire
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Draycot Foliat, Swindon, United Kingdom
• coordinates	51°29′53″N 1°44′25″W
Mouth
• location	Marlborough, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
• coordinates	51°25′13″N 1°43′43″W

It rises near the hamlet of Draycot Foliat, and flows south through Ogbourne St George, Ogbourne St Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey to Marlborough, where it joins the River Kennet.

The river flows through a gap in the Marlborough Downs which creates a natural transport route, now followed by the A346 and once used by the Midland and South Western Junction Railway.

The name is a back-formation from Ogbourne (which itself means Occa's stream).[1]

References

1. Glover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. and Stenton, F.M. (1939) Place-names of Wiltshire, p.9