Eel Pie Island
Eel Pie Island is an 8.9-acre island in the River Thames at Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is on the maintained minimum head of water above Richmond Lock, the only lock on the Tideway, and is accessible by boat or from the left bank by a footbridge.
Places of Interest
Highlights: York House and St Mary’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twickenham and Strawberry Hill.
Strawberry Hill
Suburb
Eel Pie Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Categories: river island, area of London, locality, and landform
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4451° or 51° 26′ 42″ north
Longitude
-0.32451° or 0° 19′ 28″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C3XCMWG+25
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Urdu—“Eel Pie Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Eel Pie Island”
- Chinese: “Eel Pie岛”
- Dutch: “Eel Pie Island”
- French: “Eel Pie Island”
- French: “L’île d’Eel Pie”
- German: “Eel Pie Island”
- Greek: “Νήσος Ηλ Πάι”
- Irish: “Eel Pie Island”
- Spanish: “Eel Pie Island”
- Turkish: “Eel Pie Island”
- Urdu: “ایئل پی جزیرہ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cross Deep and Teddington Reach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Twickenham Rowing Club and Richmond Yacht Club.
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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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