Handbuck Eyot

Handbuck Eyot or Handbuck Ait is a thin, wooded island in the River Thames in England towards the eastern edge of the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire. It is on the reach above Marsh Lock.

Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Islet
Description: island in the River Thames
Also known as: “Handbuck Ait”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poplar Eyot and Shiplake railway station.

Poplar Eyot

Islet

Poplar Eyot or Poplar Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire and Wargrave, Berkshire. It is on the reach above Marsh Lock.

Shiplake railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shiplake railway station is in the village of Lower Shiplake in Oxfordshire, England. The station is on the Henley-on-Thames branch line that links the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Twyford.

Ferry Eyot

Islet

Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ferry Eyot or Ferry Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire and Wargrave, Berkshire. It is on the reach above Marsh Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Shiplake and Wargrave.

Lower Shiplake

Village

Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shiplake consists of three settlements: Shiplake, Shiplake Cross and Lower Shiplake. Together these villages form a civil parish situated beside the River Thames 2 miles south of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.

Wargrave

Village

Photo: Henry Taunt, Public domain.

Wargrave is a historic village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The village is primarily on the River Thames but also along the confluence of the River Loddon and lies on the border with southern Oxfordshire.