Romney Island
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Romney Island is an island in the River Thames belonging to Berkshire. It is connected to Romney Lock at Windsor. It is a long thin island with trees and scrub, with the upstream end in Windsor and the downstream end almost at Black Potts.
The island has always been a popular place for angling and Isaak Walton used to fish from here.[1] The island separates the weir stream from the navigation channel to the lock. There are proposals to build a hydro scheme at the weir here. They appeared to have been abandoned in February 2008 but a revised proposal was put forward in May 2008.[2]
See also
References
- Location map: 51°29’26"N, -0°36’18"W
- ↑ Paul Goldsack River Thames: In the Footsteps of the Famous English Heritage/Bradt 2003
- ↑ Proposals for hydro power scheme
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| Islands and eyots in the River Thames | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firework Ait | Cutlers Ait | Black Potts Ait | Romney Island | Sumptermead Ait | Lion Island | Ham Island |