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.

Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include York House and St Mary’s Church.

York House

Town hall

Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

York House is a historic stately home in Twickenham, England, and currently serves as the town hall of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is in Richmond Road, near the centre of Twickenham, close to St Mary's Church.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church, Twickenham, also known as St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, is a Grade II* listed Church of England place of worship dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin.

Twickenham Library

Library

Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twickenham and Strawberry Hill.

Twickenham

Town

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Twickenham is a suburban town in London, England, on the River Thames 9.9 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whose administrative headquarters are in the area.

Strawberry Hill

Suburb

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strawberry Hill is an area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Twickenham. It is a suburban development situated 10.4 miles west south-west of Charing Cross.

St Margarets

Suburb

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margarets is a suburb and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 9 miles west-southwest of central London. It is bounded by the Thames Tideway to the north-east, and the River Crane to the north-west and north where the land tapers between those rivers.

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

way 26932726

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

11396212

Wikidata ID

Q3048859

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Satellite Map

Discover Eel Pie Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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

Explore places such as Cross Deep and Teddington Reach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Twickenham Rowing Club and Richmond Yacht Club.

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