Bush Ait

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Bush Ait
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Bush Ait (upstream side) showing entrance to Clewer Mill Stream
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51°29′15″N0°38′54″W / 51.4874°N 0.6483°W / 51.4874; -0.6483 Coordinates: 51°29′15″N0°38′54″W / 51.4874°N 0.6483°W / 51.4874; -0.6483
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Bush Ait (downstream side)

Bush Ait is an island of Clewer, Berkshire in the Thames on the reach above Boveney Lock at the mouth of the Clewer Mill Stream which leads to Windsor Racecourse Marina. [1] The island is unpopulated and wooded. [2]

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References

  1. Cove-Smith, Chris (2006). The River Thames Book. Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson. ISBN   0-85288-892-9.
  2. 'Parishes: Clewer' in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3, ed. P H Ditchfield and William Page (London, 1923), pp. 72-77 accessed 30 December 2014.
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