Ash Island

Ash Island is a forested, drop-shaped island in the River Thames in England, across the weir of Molesey Lock within Greater London on its border. In the same way as Hampton Court, Ash Island's post town is East Molesey and the island is administratively within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Molesey Lock and Tagg’s Island.

Molesey Lock

Lock

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Molesey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England at East Molesey, Surrey on the right bank. The lock was built by the City of London Corporation in 1815 and was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1906.

Tagg’s Island

Island

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Tagg's Island is an ait on the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock and just above Ash Island, located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and part of Hampton.

Hampton Court railway station

Railway station

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Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molesey and Hampton.

Molesey

Town

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Molesey is a suburban neighbourhood comprising two large villages, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England, and within the Greater London Built-up Area.

Hampton

Suburb

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Hampton is a suburb of Greater London on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, and the historic county of Middlesex.

Hampton Hill

Suburb

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Hampton Hill is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to the south of Twickenham and around 1.5 miles north of the Surrey border. It is bounded by Fulwell and Twickenham Golf Courses to the northwest; a railway line road bridge at the…

Ash Island

Type: Island
Description: island in the River Thames
Categories: river island, residential area, locality, and landform
Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40719° or 51° 24′ 26″ north

Longitude

-0.34881° or 0° 20′ 56″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9C3XCM42+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49901777

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

13285142

Wikidata ID

Q4804399

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Ash Island” goes by many names.

Bavarian: “Ash Island”
French: “Ash Island”
German: “Ash Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Molesey Boat Club and The Molesey Boat Club Community Rowing Centre.

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