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| ⚫ | '''Phillimore Island''' is an elongated island in the [[River Thames]] in the county of [[Berkshire]], England, near the villages of [[Shiplake]], [[Oxfordshire]] and [[Wargrave]], Berkshire. It is on the reach above [[Shiplake Lock]].<ref>{{cite book | title=The River Thames Book | publisher=Imray Laurai Norie & Wilson | author=Cove-Smith, Chris | year=1996 | location=St Ives, Cambridgeshire | page=92 (Map 14) | isbn=0-85288-286-6}}</ref> |
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The island is named after the Phillimore family who were formerly the owners of Shiplake House |
The island is named after the [[Baron Phillimore|Phillimore]] family who were formerly the owners of Shiplake House, now [[Shiplake College]], on the Oxfordshire bank.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker, Fred S. (1920). ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs''. Republished 1968, David & Charles.</ref> |
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Phillimore Island is quite centrally located in the River Thames.<ref>{{cite book |title=Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Wokingham: Street AZ Atlas |publisher=Geographer' A-Z Map Company | year=1995 | page=15 |isbn=0-85039-277-2}}</ref> |
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* [http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.asp?index=13&main_query=&theme=&period=&county=&district=&place_name=Shiplake&imageUID=53441 Photograph] by [[Henry Taunt]] from [[English Heritage]] |
* [http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.asp?index=13&main_query=&theme=&period=&county=&district=&place_name=Shiplake&imageUID=53441 Photograph] by [[Henry Taunt]] from [[English Heritage]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 8 October 2018
Phillimore Island is an elongated island in the River Thames in the county of Berkshire, England, near the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire and Wargrave, Berkshire. It is on the reach above Shiplake Lock.[1]
The island is named after the Phillimore family who were formerly the owners of Shiplake House, now Shiplake College, on the Oxfordshire bank.[2]
Phillimore Island is quite centrally located in the River Thames.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Cove-Smith, Chris (1996). The River Thames Book. St Ives, Cambridgeshire: Imray Laurai Norie & Wilson. p. 92 (Map 14). ISBN 0-85288-286-6.
- ^ Fred. S. Thacker, Fred S. (1920). The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs. Republished 1968, David & Charles.
- ^ Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Wokingham: Street AZ Atlas. Geographer' A-Z Map Company. 1995. p. 15. ISBN 0-85039-277-2.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phillimore Island.
- Photograph by Henry Taunt from English Heritage
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