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'''Bush Ait''' is an island in the [[River Thames]], | '''Bush Ait''' is an island in the [[River Thames]], situated on the reach above [[Boveney Lock]] at the mouth of the [[Clewer Mill Stream]] which leads to Windsor Racecourse Marina.<ref>{{cite book | last = Cove-Smith | first = Chris | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The River Thames Book | publisher = Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson | date = 2006 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-85288-892-9 }}</ref> The county border between [[Berkshire]] and [[Buckinghamshire]] passes through the centre of the island. | ||
The island is unpopulated and wooded.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/pp72-77 '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.</ref> | |||
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Bush Ait is an island in the River Thames, situated on the reach above Boveney Lock at the mouth of the Clewer Mill Stream which leads to Windsor Racecourse Marina.[1] The county border between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire passes through the centre of the island.
The island is unpopulated and wooded.[2]
References
- Location map: 51°29’15"N, -0°38’54"W
- ↑ Cove-Smith, Chris (2006). The River Thames Book. Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson. ISBN 0-85288-892-9.
- ↑ '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.