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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
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 an inner-town district 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46339° or 51° 27′ 48″ northLongitude
-0.97235° or 0° 58′ 21″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C3XF27H+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 32723094OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fry’s Island”. Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.