Pipers Island
Pipers Island, or Piper's Island, is the third-smallest map-named island in the River Thames, in England. It is on the Reading, Berkshire reach. It is toward the edge of the central urban area of the town of Reading and connected by a gangway to Caversham Bridge, a road and pedestrian bridge that links that town to its left bank suburb of Caversham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Also known as: “Piper’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caversham Bridge and Reading Railway Station.
Caversham Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Caversham Bridge is a bridge across the River Thames between Caversham and the town centre of Reading. The bridge is situated on the reach above Caversham Lock, carrying the A4155 road across the river and also providing pedestrian access to the adjacent mid-river Pipers Island.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caversham and Caversham Heights.
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.
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.
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.
Pipers Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46564° or 51° 27′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.97635° or 0° 58′ 35″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
9C3XF28F+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 32723135OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Pipers Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Piper’s Island”
- Bavarian: “Pipers Island”
- Dutch: “Pipers Island”
- French: “Piper’s Island”
- French: “Pipers Island”
- German: “Piper’s Island”
- German: “Pipers 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 “Pipers Island”. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.