Holm Island

Holm Island
Holm Island right in the picture with the M25 bridge in the background
Waters	Thames
Geographical location	51 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W

Holm Island is an island in the River Thames in England above Penton Hook Lock. The island is at the far east end of Wraysbury , Berkshire . Hollyhock Island is in the immediate vicinity of the island .

The island is known for the larger of the two houses on the island called "The Nest". The house was used by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in the 1930s.

See also

• List of islands in the Thames

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Paul Goldsack, English Heritage : River Thames. In the footsteps of the Famous. Bradt, Chalfont St Peter 2003, ISBN 1-84162-044-0 .