View Island

View Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England. View Island forms part of a series of riverside open spaces, managed by Reading Borough Council, that stretch along one or other side of the River Thames throughout its passage through Reading.

Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hills Meadow and Reading Hydro.

Hills Meadow

Park

Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hills Meadow is a park in Reading, Berkshire, England, located next to the River Thames. It stretches along the north side of the river, to the east of Reading Bridge.

Reading Hydro

Power station

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reading Hydro is a run of the river micro hydroelectric scheme in Reading, England. It is located on the River Thames, at the upstream end of View Island and using the head of water provided by the weir at Caversham Lock.

Heron Island

Island

Photo: ad acta, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heron Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the north bank of the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England. The island has private riverside housing and is connected by road to Lower Caversham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caversham and Newtown.

Caversham

Suburb

Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.

Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Newtown

Suburb

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.

Cemetery Junction

Locality

Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.

Cemetery Junction is a road junction and locale in the East Reading and Newtown neighbourhoods of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

View Island

Type: Island
Description: island in the River Thames
Categories: river island, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46192° or 51° 27′ 43″ north

Longitude

-0.96339° or 0° 57′ 48″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

9C3XF26P+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169875221

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

13285144

Wikidata ID

Q7928747

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Bavarian: “View Island”
French: “View Island”
German: “View Island”

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