Glover’s Island
Glover’s Island is a small island in a tree-lined section of the Thames River, known as Horse Reach on the tidal Thames, between Richmond Lock and Teddington Lock in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England.Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Also known as: “Petersham Ait”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Petersham Meadows and Marble Hill House.
Petersham Meadows
Meadow
Petersham Meadows are a 24-acre water-meadow that lie alongside the River Thames in Petersham, London, bounded by Buccleuch Gardens, Manor Farm Livery Stables, the main Petersham Road and River Lane.
Marble Hill House
Museum
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marble Hill House is a Neo-Palladian villa, now Grade I listed, in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was built between 1724 and 1729 as the home of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, who lived there until her death.
Ham House
Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersham and Richmond.
Petersham
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Petersham is a village in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the east of the bend in the River Thames south of Richmond, which it shares with neighbouring Ham.
Richmond
Town
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richmond is a town in southwest London, 8.2 miles west-southwest of Charing Cross. It stands on the River Thames, and features many parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill.
St Margarets
Suburb
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margarets is an affluent 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.
Glover’s Island
- Categories: river island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44976° or 51° 26′ 59″ northLongitude
-0.30579° or 0° 18′ 21″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C3XCMXV+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 9709174OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285168Wikidata ID
Q5572142
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Greek—“Glover’s Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Glover’s Island”
- French: “Glover’s Island”
- German: “Glover’s Island”
- Greek: “Νήσος του Γκλόβερ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petersham Lodge Woods and Douglas House Meadow.
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