Lock Wood Island
Lock Wood Island is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Nuneham House on the reach above Abingdon Lock. The island sits on a sharp bend in the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carfax Conduit and Old All Saints Church.
Carfax Conduit
Monument
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carfax Conduit was a water conduit that supplied the city of Oxford with water from 1610 until 1869. The conduit ran in an underground lead pipe from a spring on the hillside above the village of North Hinksey, beneath Seacourt Stream and the River Thames, to a building at Carfax in the centre of Oxford.
Old All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old All Saints Church, or Harcourt Chapel, is a redundant Church of England church near the village of Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Nuneham Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nuneham Viaduct, also known as Nuneham Railway Bridge and the Black Bridge is near the town of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is a two-span, bowstring truss bridge that carries the Didcot to Oxford section of the Cherwell Valley Line across the River Thames between Abingdon Lock and Sandford Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Radley and Burcot.
Radley
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Radley is a village and civil parish about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Lower Radley on the River Thames.
Burcot
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burcot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Clifton Hampden, in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the left bank of the River Thames. In 1931 the parish had a population of 187. Burcot is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lock Wood Island.
Abingdon-on-Thames
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abingdon-on-Thames is in Oxfordshire on the River Thames about 7 miles south of Oxford. It is a busy market town with a good choice of shops, pubs and restaurants. It sits aside the River Thames and having an attractive County Hall.
Lock Wood Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the River Thames in England
- Categories: river island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Nuneham Courtenay, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.674° or 51° 40′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.2292° or 1° 13′ 45″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C3WMQFC+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 55754979OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284406Wikidata ID
Q6665262
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Lock Wood Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lock Wood Island”
- French: “Lock Wood Island”
- German: “Lock Wood Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lock Wood and Ewer’s Copse.
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