Sunbury Lock Ait
Sunbury Lock Ait is the ait in the River Thames in England adjacent to Sunbury Lock between Walton-on-Thames, and Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. It is unpopulated, but accessible by a footbridge over the lock cut from a wide section of the Thames Path towpath on the southern bank as well as walkways on the lock gates.Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the River Thames in Surrey, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Sunbury Church Ait” and “Sunburylock Ait”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rivermead Island and The Flower Pot Public House.
Rivermead Island
Islet
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rivermead Island is a flat grassy island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England which is owned mostly by Spelthorne and as to a small part by Elmbridge Borough Council.
Wheatley’s Ait
Island
Photo: Adam37, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wheatley's Ait or Wheatley Eyot is an ait in the River Thames of approximately 8 hectares on the reach above Sunbury Lock, close to the northern side and in the post town Sunbury-on-Thames however in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunbury-on-Thames and Upper Halliford.
Sunbury-on-Thames
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunbury-on-Thames, known locally as Sunbury, is a town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England, 13 mi southwest of central London.
Upper Halliford
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upper Halliford is a small village in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England approximately 24 km west of central London. It is part of the Shepperton post town and is in the Metropolitan Green Belt.
Walton on Thames
Town
Photo: Howardhudson, CC BY 2.5.
Walton-on-Thames, known locally as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the Thames in northwest Surrey, England. It is in the Borough of Elmbridge, about 15 mi southwest of central London.
Sunbury Lock Ait
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Elmbridge District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40367° or 51° 24′ 13″ northLongitude
-0.40882° or 0° 24′ 32″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C3XCH3R+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 157812302OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Sunbury Lock Ait” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sunbury Lock Ait”
- German: “Sunbury Church Ait”
- German: “Sunbury Lock Ait”
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