Deadwater Ait is an island in the
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ...
in England on the reach above
Romney Lock
Romney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton, about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge. It is on the Windsor side of the river next to a boatyard and adjoins Romney Island, a long strip-shaped ait in the ...
, near
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places
*Detroit–Windsor, Michigan-Ontario, USA-Canada, North America; a cross-border metropolitan region
Australia New South Wales
*Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area Queen ...
,
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...
.
Position and use
The island is an uninhabited tree-covered strip adjacent to the Windsor bank of the river between
Windsor Bridge
The Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, an iron and granite arch bridge over the River Thames, connects the towns of Windsor and Eton in the English county of Berkshire. The Thames Path crosses the river here. The bridge carries pedestrian ...
and
Windsor Railway Bridge
Windsor Railway Bridge is a wrought iron ' bow and string' bridge in Windsor, Berkshire, crossing the River Thames on the reach between Romney Lock and Boveney Lock. It carries the branch line between Slough and Windsor.
The Windsor Railway B ...
.
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 , compared to Deadwater's size, as itemised by 25-inch-to-the-mile maps produced, out of copyright, in 1897.
[OS 25-inch-to-mile map of Buckinghamshire of 1897, sheet LVI.6 published 1899] It is the same distance from the Windsor bank and has the same use for habitat and wildlife.
See also
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Islands in the River Thames
This article lists the islands in the River Thames, or at the mouth of a tributary (marked †), in England. It excludes human-made islands built as part of the building of forty-five two-gate locks which each accompany a weir, and islets subordi ...
References
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The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ...
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Baths Island
Baths Island is an island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Romney Lock, between Eton Wick and Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor, Berkshire.
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Islands of Berkshire
Islands of the River Thames
Windsor, Berkshire