Private mooring island in the Thames at Twickenham, England
In 1871 to 1882
OS maps 1st series at 1:10560: Surrey. Click to expand/see wider.
Swan Island is a private mooring island in the
Thames at
Twickenham , in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ,
London , England. It is on the
Tideway
[a] about 3 ⁄4 mile (1.2 km) north of and thus below
Teddington Lock .
The island has a commercial boatyard in addition to residential mooring for boats. It is connected to the Twickenham bank by a small bridge, which is suitable for vehicles as well as foot traffic.
Originally an
osier bed , it measured 1 ⁄4 acre (0.10 ha) per
Ordnance Survey maps of 1897
[1] and 1898.
[2]
[3]
A larger island stood north-west which has become the playground, bowling green, café and park
Radnor Gardens ,
Strawberry Hill/Vale .
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Citations and footnotes
^ Thus patrolled by the Port of London Authority, not the EA
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