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Private mooring island in the Thames at Twickenham, England
In 1871 to 1882
OS
maps 1st series at 1:10560: Surrey. Click to expand/see wider.
Swan Island
is a private mooring island in the
Thames
at
Twickenham
, in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
,
London
, England. It is on the
Tideway
[a]
about
3
⁄
4
mile (1.2 km) north of and thus below
Teddington Lock
.
The island has a commercial boatyard in addition to residential mooring for boats. It is connected to the Twickenham bank by a small bridge, which is suitable for vehicles as well as foot traffic.
Originally an
osier bed
, it measured
1
⁄
4
acre (0.10 ha) per
Ordnance Survey
maps of 1897
[1]
and 1898.
[2]
[3]
A larger island stood north-west which has become the playground, bowling green, cafe and park
Radnor Gardens
,
Strawberry Hill/Vale
.
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Citations and footnotes
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Thus patrolled by the Port of London Authority, not the EA
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51°26′21″N
00°19′52″W
/
51.43917°N 0.33111°W
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51.43917; -0.33111
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