Fry’s Island

Fry's Island, also known as De Montfort Island, is an island in the River Thames in England. The island is on the reach above Caversham Lock at Reading, Berkshire.

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Islet
Description: island in the River Thames in Berkshire, United Kingdom
Also known as: “De Montfort Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reading Railway Station and Christchurch Meadows.

Reading Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames.

Christchurch Meadows

Park

Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christchurch Meadows is a park in Reading, Berkshire, England, located next to the River Thames. It stretches along the north side of the river, between Caversham Bridge and Reading Bridge, and is linked to the south bank by the Christchurch Bridge, a pedestrian and cycle bridge built in 2015.

Christchurch Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Christchurch Bridge, originally known as the Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Thames at Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caversham and Coley.

Caversham

Suburb

Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.

Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Coley

Suburb

Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coley is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.

Caversham Heights

Suburb

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caversham Heights is a residential area within Caversham in the borough of Reading in Berkshire, England, located to the west of the centre of Caversham.

Fry’s Island

Categories: river island, locality, and landform
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46339° or 51° 27′ 48″ north

Longitude

-0.97235° or 0° 58′ 21″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

9C3XF27H+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32723094

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285913

Wikidata ID

Q5506550

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Fry’s Island” goes by many names.

Bavarian: “De Montfort Island”
Bavarian: “Fry’s Island”
French: “De Montfort Island”
French: “Fry’s Island”
German: “De Montfort Island”
German: “Fry’s Island”

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