Heron Island

Heron Island is a small island near , on the north bank of the at , in . The island has private riverside housing and is connected by road to Lower Caversham.
Wikipedia
Photo: ad acta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the River Thames in Berkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Heron Island, Berkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reading Railway Station and Reading Abbey.

Railway station
Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a major transport hub in the town of in , 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 .

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of , in the English county of . It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.

Museum
Photo: Leslie, CC BY 2.0.
is a museum of the history of the town of , in the county of , and the surrounding area. It is accommodated within , and contains galleries describing the history of Reading and its related industries…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Earley and Caversham.

Suburb
Photo: Virginia Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and civil parish in the , , England. Along with the neighbouring town of , the Office for National Statistics places within the Reading/Wokingham Urban Area; for the purposes of local government it falls within the Borough of Wokingham, outside the area of Reading Borough Council.

Suburb
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in in the South East of . It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Town
Photo: Mike McMillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and civil parish in the , in , . is 4 miles east of and adjoined to which is 2 miles to the west of the town and is 5 miles from .

Heron Island

Latitude
51.4627° or 51° 27′ 46″ north
Longitude
-0.9614° or 0° 57′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C3XF27Q+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97537721
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q5743488
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Satellite Map

Discover Heron Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Heron Island” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Heron Island”
  • Dutch: “Heron Island, Berkshire”
  • French: “Heron Island”
  • German: “Heron Island”

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