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.

Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thorpe Hay Meadow and Borough of Spelthorne.

Thorpe Hay Meadow

Meadow

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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, though historically belonging to Middlesex. 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
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Latitude

51.41915° or 51° 25′ 9″ north

Longitude

-0.51327° or 0° 30′ 48″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

9C3XCF9P+MM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 148473773

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285217

Wikidata 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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