Holm Island
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Holm Island is a long, narrow, inhabited island in the River Thames belonging to Buckinghamshire. It is situated on the reach above Penton Hook Lock, at the extreme eastern end of Wraysbury in the middle of a small backwater, close to the northern bank. The centre of the town of Staines-upon-Thames is approximately five times nearer than the centre of Wraysbury village, of which the island is part.[1]
The island lies upstream of Staines Bridge and 440 yards downstream of the M25 Runnymede Bridge[2] and is neighboured by the small Hollyhock Island in the middle of part of its northern backwater.[1][3]
See also
References
- Location map: 51°26’11"N, 0°31’40"W
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grid square map Ordnance Survey website (wooded island marked to left of map). Retrieved 2013-07-13
- ↑ Grid Reference Finder distance tools. Retrieved 2013-07-13
- ↑ Cove-Smith, Chris (2006). The River Thames Book. Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson. ISBN 978-0-85288-892-6.
