Sumptermead Ait
Sumptermead Ait is an island in the River Thames belonging to Buckinghamshire. It is situated the reach above Old Windsor Lock, near Datchet. The island is a thin wooded strip separated by a narrow channel on the Buckinghamshire side. In 1995 a Thames-side path was created here for the diverted Thames Path.
The island has a long history, being recorded as "Sondremede" in 1263, when given to the prioress of St Helens in London, and "Saunder-meade" in 1586, when leased to the queen's laundress.[1]
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References
- Location map: 51°29’11"N, -0°35’23"W
- ↑ Fred. S. Thacker The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles