Black Potts Ait

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Black Potts Ait
Black Potts Ait (looking upstream)
Black Potts Ait (looking upstream)
Waters Thames
Geographical location 51 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W
Black Potts Ait (England)
Black Potts Ait

Black Potts Ait is an island in the Thames near Windsor , Berkshire , England. The island lies between the Old Windsor Lock and Romney Lock . The Black Potts Railway Bridge runs over them.

The island is triangular and overgrown with trees. It was a popular fishing spot for Charles II , Henry Wotton, and John Hales .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Paul Goldsack: River Thames. In the Footsteps of the Famous. English Heritage / Bradt, Bucks 2003, ISBN 1-84162-044-0 .