Rod Eyot

Rod Eyot or Rod Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames on the reach above Hambledon Lock. It is close to Mill Meadows and the River and Rowing Museum.

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Type: Island
Description: island in the River Thames
Also known as: “Rod Ait” and “Town Rod Eyot”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mill Meadows and Henley-on-Thames railway station.

Mill Meadows

Park

Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mill Meadows is part of the flood plain of the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is an area of natural beauty close to the town centre of Henley. Marsh Lock. Rod Eyot and the River and Rowing Museum, established in 1998, are all close by.

Henley-on-Thames railway station

Railway station

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Henley-on-Thames is a terminal railway station in the town of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. The station is on the Henley Branch Line that links the towns of Henley and Twyford.

Marsh Lock

Lock

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Marsh Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the civil parish of Remenham, which is in the English county of Berkshire. The lock is about 1 mile upstream of Henley Bridge and the centre of the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harpsden and Remenham.

Harpsden

Village

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Harpsden is a rural and semi-rural village and civil parish immediately south of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England. Its scattered centre is set 0.5 miles from the east border which is the River Thames, marking a short boundary with Berkshire.

Remenham

Village

Photo: Sealman, Public domain.

Remenham is a village and civil parish on the Berkshire bank of the River Thames opposite Henley-on-Thames in southern England. It is particularly well known for the steep approach, known as Remenham Hill or White Hill, into Henley.