Buck Ait
Buck Ait is an island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the reach above Shiplake Lock near Sonning. The island is uninhabited and tree-covered.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hallsmead Ait and The Lynch.
Hallsmead Ait
Islet
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Hallsmead Ait is an island in the River Thames in Berkshire, England. It is on the reach above Shiplake Lock near Lower Shiplake. The island is large and triangular shaped, forming a pair with The Lynch, a similar shaped island.
The Lynch
Islet
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The Lynch is an island in the River Thames in Berkshire, England. It is on the reach above Shiplake Lock near Lower Shiplake. The island is large and triangular shaped, forming a pair with the similar Hallsmead Ait.
Phillimore Island
Island
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Phillimore Island is an elongated island in the River Thames in the county of Berkshire, England, near the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire and Wargrave, Berkshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shiplake and Charvil.
Shiplake
Village
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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.
Charvil
Hamlet
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Charvil is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The village is 5 miles from Reading on the A4 road to Maidenhead, between Sonning and Twyford. The 2021 Census recorded the parish's population as 3,158. The area was mostly farmland until the 1950s.
Sonning
Village
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Sonning is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, on the River Thames, east of Reading. The village was described by Jerome K. Jerome in his book Three Men in a Boat as "the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river".
Buck Ait
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Charvil, Wokingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48894° or 51° 29′ 20″ northLongitude
-0.89724° or 0° 53′ 50″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C3XF4Q3+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 55539041OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Buck Ait” goes by many names.
- German: “Buck Ait”
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