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Lock Wood Island is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Nuneham House on the reach above Abingdon Lock.

The island sits on a sharp bend in the river. It is densely covered with tall trees and has a narrow channel behind it. In the nineteenth century there was a thatched cottage on the island linked to the bank by a rustic bridge which was a popular place for picknickers.[1] Alice Liddell used to visit the island with Lewis Carroll, who penned Through the Looking-Glass shortly after one of these visits. There is evidence of weirs and flash locks here, at one time owned by Lord Harcourt, which may account for the name of the island.[2]

See also

• Islands in the River Thames

References

Next island upstream	River Thames	Next island downstream
Fiddler's Elbow	Lock Wood Island	Andersey Island

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[de] Lock Wood Island

Lock Wood Island ist eine Insel in der Themse flussaufwärts des Abingdon Lock. Die Insel liegt in einem scharfen Bogen des Flusses und ist dicht mit Bäumen bewachsen.

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- [en] Lock Wood Island

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[fr] Lock Wood Island

Lock Wood Island[1] est une petite île de la Tamise en Angleterre.

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