Rod Eyot

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Rod Eyot from the Henley direction RodEyot01.JPG
Rod Eyot from the Henley direction
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Rod Eyot from upstream

Rod Eyot or Rod Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames on the reach above Hambledon Lock. It is close to Mill Meadows and the River and Rowing Museum.

River Thames river in southern England

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

Henley-on-Thames town in Oxfordshire, England

Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Reading, 7 miles (11 km) west of Maidenhead and 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,619.

Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames

Mill Meadows is part of the flood plain of the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is an area of natural beauty close to the town centre of Henley. Marsh Lock and Rod Eyot are also close by and the River and Rowing Museum, established in 1998, is located there. There is car parking available for visitors.

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Overview

The island is populated with ten chalets, a brick cottage and formerly tapered to a 200m widely spaced single-file line of trees, hence its name. The taper has been cut off and reduced; the soil on the main part of the island built up instead. [1] Rod Ait is accessibly only by boat. Mid-stream, river traffic passes one-way both sides, instructed by the Environment Agency to keep to the right (starboard) bank. Rod Eyot homes have moorings and are privately owned. Foul waste and rubbish is taken away by boat to the appropriate stations at marinas.

The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1995 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England.

Nearest amenities

Henley Town centre's closest public/amenity building is The Angel on the Bridge, followed by its church and the Red Lion Hotel. The bridge is 600 m from Rod Eyot.

Islet within original island

A thin unpopulated islet downstream was part of the island, [1] towards, Henley Bridge known locally as bird island.

Henley Bridge Grade I listed bridge in South Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Henley Bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at Henley-on-Thames over the River Thames, between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill leading up a steep hill to Remenham Hill. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Hambleden Lock and Marsh Lock, carrying the Thames Path across the river. It is a Grade I listed building.

Until 1907, when the Town Council sold the chalet plots, the island was among those known nationally for a few decades as Corporation Island. At the time, the brick cottage existed, earlier home of a farrier, who shoed horses which towed the river barges.

Rod Eyot features in a pre-1900 painting owned by the monarch which portrays the river viewed from Wargrave Road when the island was the largest of a seasonally connected string, lower-lying and uninhabited.

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References

  1. 1 2 http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.5356&lon=-0.8961&layers=6&b=1
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Coordinates: 51°31′57″N0°53′36″W / 51.5325°N 0.8933°W / 51.5325; -0.8933

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