Platt’s Eyot
Platt's Eyot or Platt's Ait is an island on the River Thames at Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, on the reach between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Also known as: “Platt’s Ait” and “Platts Eyot”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hampton railway station and Benn’s Island.
Hampton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hampton railway station, serving Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is on the Shepperton branch line. It is in London fare zone 6, 14 miles 47 chains down the line from London Waterloo.
Benn’s Island
Islet
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benn's Island, previously named Church Eyot, Kember's Eyot and sometimes referred to as Benn's Ait, is a private 0.1-acre ait on the River Thames south-west of London.
Sunnyside Reservoir
Reservoir
Sunnyside Reservoir is a reservoir forming part of the Hampton Water Treatment Works within the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampton and Molesey.
Hampton
Suburb
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Molesey
Town
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Hill
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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…
Platt’s Eyot
- Categories: river island, industry, locality, and landform
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40968° or 51° 24′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.37157° or 0° 22′ 18″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C3XCJ5H+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 157812280OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13285167Wikidata ID
Q15266996
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Platt’s Eyot” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Platt’s Ait”
- Bavarian: “Platt’s Eyot”
- French: “Platt’s Ait”
- French: “Platt’s Eyot”
- Galician: “Platt’s Eyot”
- German: “Platt’s Ait”
- German: “Platt’s Eyot”
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