Truss’s Island
Truss's Island is a small island in the River Thames in England, between Staines-upon-Thames and Laleham. The uninhabited island is publicly accessible across two footbridges from the right bank of the Thames and is landscaped with grass, trees and shrubs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thorpe Hay Meadow and Borough of Spelthorne.
Thorpe Hay Meadow
Meadow
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe Hay Meadow is a 6.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey. It is owned and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Borough of Spelthorne
Town hall
Spelthorne is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Staines-upon-Thames; other settlements in the area include Ashford, Sunbury-on-Thames, Shepperton, Stanwell and Laleham.
Thorpe Park
Theme park
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Thorpe Park is a theme park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, 20 miles west-southwest of Central London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staines-upon-Thames and Thorpe.
Staines-upon-Thames
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staines-upon-Thames, commonly known simply as Staines, is a market town in northwest Surrey, England, around 17 miles west of central London. It is in the Borough of Spelthorne, at the confluence of the River Thames and Colne.
Thorpe
Village
Photo: RAY JONES, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe is a village in northwest Surrey, England, around 20 miles west of central London. It is in the Borough of Runnymede, between Egham, Virginia Water and Chertsey.
Laleham
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laleham is a village on the River Thames, in the borough of Spelthorne, about 17 mi west of central London, England. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, it was transferred to Surrey in 1965.
Truss’s Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Categories: river island, park, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Runnymede District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.41915° or 51° 25′ 9″ northLongitude
-0.51327° or 0° 30′ 48″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C3XCF9P+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 148473773OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285217Wikidata ID
Q21995603
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Truss’s Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Truss’s Island”
- French: “Truss’s Island”
- German: “Truss’s Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eastly End and Egham Hythe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silvery Sands and The Thames Club.
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