Deadwater Ait

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Deadwater Ait
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Deadwater Ait from downstream
Map showing the location of Deadwater Ait
Map showing the location of Deadwater Ait
Location in Berkshire
LocationBerkshire, England, UK
OS gridSU963771
Coordinates51°29′06″N 0°36′48″W / 51.4850°N 0.6134°W / 51.4850; -0.6134Coordinates: 51°29′06″N 0°36′48″W / 51.4850°N 0.6134°W / 51.4850; -0.6134

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
Next island upstream River Thames Next island downstream
Baths Island Deadwater Ait
Grid reference SU963771
Firework Ait
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