Black Potts Ait

Black Potts Ait

Black Potts Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near Windsor, Berkshire. It is on the reach between Old Windsor Lock and Romney Lock and carries Black Potts Railway Bridge

The island is a tree-covered triangle which is now at the mouth of the Jubilee River. It was a favourite area for fishing for Charles II. [Paul Goldsack "River Thames: In the Footsteps of the Famous" English Heritage/Bradt 2003]

ee also

*Islands in the River Thames

References

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downstream=Sumptermead Ait


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