Fiddler's Island is an island in the River Thames at Oxford in England. It is situated south of Port Meadow on the reach above Osney Lock.
The island sits between the River Thames and Castle Mill Stream, a Thames backwater. On the south of the island a short stretch of water known as the Sheepwash Channel[2][3] divides the island from the larger island historically known as Osney. At the northern end, the island has a row of trees along it and the Thames Path runs the length of it. On the Castle Mill Stream side there is extensive mooring. The rainbow shaped Medley Footbridge crosses the main stream of the Thames, a flat iron bridge crosses Castle Mill Stream. A small footbridge takes the Thames Path along the bank towards Osney Bridge. The northern part of Fiddler's Island is very thin.[4] The south path, connected by a footbridge, is wider.[5]
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The northern part of Fiddler's Island looking downstream from Medley Footbridge. -
Moorings on Fiddler's Island in the Castle Mill Stream. -
The Thames Path footbridge on Fiddler's Island, looking north. -
Looking south across the Thames Path footbridge. -
Bridge from Port Meadow to Fiddler's Island. -
View looking north of the two footbridges at the northern end of Fiddler's Island, with Port Meadow on the right. -
View of the two footbridges in 1979.
See also
References
- ^ "Oxford to Northmoor". The Thames Path National Trail. UK. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "River Thames (Sheepwash Channel)". UK: CanalPlanAC. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Dereliction in the Shires: Rewley Road Swing Bridge.
- ^ "Fiddler's Island (Oxford) (north)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Fiddler's Island (Oxford) (south)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 18 September 2012.