Deadwater Ait

Island in the River Thames in England

51°29′06″N 0°36′48″W / 51.4850°N 0.6134°W / 51.4850; -0.6134OS grid referenceSU963771Administration
United Kingdom

Deadwater Ait is an island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Romney Lock, near Windsor, Berkshire.

Position and use

The island is an uninhabited tree-covered strip adjacent to the Windsor bank of the river between Windsor Bridge and Windsor Railway Bridge.

Swans, geese and a small number of coots all live on this island.

Barry Avenue Island

The same distance as its length downstream, is Barry Avenue Island, or unnamed, which is slightly larger at .641 acres (0.259 ha), compared to Deadwater's size, 0.550 acres (0.223 ha) as itemised by 25-inch-to-the-mile maps produced, out of copyright, in 1897.[1] It is the same distance from the Windsor bank and has the same use for habitat and wildlife.

See also

References

  1. ^ OS 25-inch-to-mile map of Buckinghamshire of 1897, sheet LVI.6 published 1899
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