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Thames Ditton Island

Thames Ditton Island

Mainyu, Eldon A.

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ISBN10: 6200968861
ISBN13: 9786200968869
Publisher: Aud Pub
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. There are three Islands in the River Thames near Thames Ditton, Surrey, on the reach above Teddington Lock. Thames Ditton Island, the largest of the three, is 350 yards (320 metres) long and has 47 houses and a population of around 100. The second largest, Boyle Farm Island, has a single house. Swan Island, between the two, is the smallest.Henry VIII lived at Hampton Court long before there were any locks. The River Thames was then tidal, at least as far as Sunbury, and there were no bridges. Back then, the usual way from Surrey to the King's residence and the surrounding district was by carriage or cart, down the Thames Ditton High Street, over what is now the Slipway and, at low tide, straight through the ford to the other side. With the tide in, the ferryman would take you over for a groat or two. At that time, the king would be rowed up from Westminster to his place in the country. The last mile or so would have been on a narrowing, twisting creek, especially at low tide.

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