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Shiplake Lock

Shiplake Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England near the village of Shiplake, Oxfordshire. It is just above the points where the River Loddon joins the Thames and Shiplake Railway Bridge crosses the river. The first pound lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773. The weir is some distance upstream of the lock between the lock island and Berkshire bank.

Located at 51.501, -0.88343 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Locks of Oxfordshire, Locks of Berkshire, Locks on the River Thames, Weirs on the River Thames

Phillimore Island

Phillimore Island is an elongated island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England near the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire and Wargrave, Berkshire. It is on the reach above Shiplake Lock. The island is named after the Phillimore family who were formerly the owners of Shiplake House, now Shiplake College, on the Oxfordshire bank. Although Phillimore island is quite centrally located in the River Thames, it is actually in Oxfordshire.

Located at 51.4981, -0.890278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Oxfordshire, Islands of the River Thames

A4155 road

The A4155 is a road in the United Kingdom that starts at Bourne End in Buckinghamshire and leads westwards by way of Little Marlow, Marlow, Medmenham, Henley-on-Thames, Lower Shiplake and Caversham to terminate at Reading in Berkshire. Its route follows the north bank of the River Thames and thus it becomes very congested on the days of the various regattas and similar events in the towns it serves.

Located at 51.5223, -0.89371 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roads in England, Roads in Berkshire, Transport in Buckinghamshire

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 but sits opposite houses with extensive river frontages. The island shows the effect of soil movement, with the upstream end almost joined to the bank, and the downstream end broken into smaller islets. The island derives its name from the eel bucks or traps that used to be placed here.

Located at 51.489, -0.8972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames

The Lynch

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. It is uninhabited and tree covered and provides mooring on both sides in the back channel. Although the island is positioned towards the Oxfordshire bank of the river, it is actually in Berkshire.

Located at 51.4939, -0.8941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames

Hallsmead Ait

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. It is uninhabited and covered with a wide variety of trees. Although it is positioned towards the Oxfordshire bank of the river, it is actually in Berkshire.

Located at 51.4914, -0.8954 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames

St Patrick's Stream

St Patrick's Stream or Patrick Stream is a backwater of the River Thames in England, which flows into the River Loddon near Wargrave, Berkshire. It leaves the Thames on the reach above Shiplake Lock near Buck Ait, downstream of Sonning. It is believed that the stream was originally a branch of the River Loddon that flowed into the Thames. However when Shiplake Lock was built, the water level was raised to such an extent that it became an outfall.

Located at 51.4923, -0.8868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Berkshire, Sonning

Shiplake Court

Shiplake Court was a historic manor house near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. In the sixteenth century, it was the residence of Edmund Plowden. In 1897, it had its own electricity generating plant, managed by Stuart Turner. The independent school, Shiplake College, is now on the manor house's grounds.

Located at 51.4982, -0.894003 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Tudor England