Desborough Island
Desborough Island is a 112-acre manmade island in the River Thames on the reach above Sunbury Lock in Surrey, England. It was formed in the 1930s by the digging of a channel – the Desborough Cut – by the Thames Conservancy as a meander cutoff of narrow width on the right bank.
Places of Interest
Highlights: D’Oyly Carte Island and St Nicholas Church, Shepperton.
Shepperton railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shepperton and Walton on Thames.
Desborough Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the River Thames
- 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
51.38608° or 51° 23′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.4438° or 0° 26′ 38″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
9C3X9HP4+CF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Desborough Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Desborough Island”
- French: “Desborough Island”
- German: “Desborough Island”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lower Halliford and The Crossroads.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Weybridge Vandals RFC and Hersham Football Club.
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Worth a closer look: Guildford and Woking.
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