Brentford Ait

Brentford Ait

Brentford Ait is a long uninhabited island in the River Thames in England. It is on the Tideway near Brentford.

Brentford Ait has a gap in the middle known as Hog Hole which is apparent at higher tides. In the 18th century there was a notorious pub on Brentford Ait called the Swan or Three Swans, which was closed in 1796. The Swan Steps lead down to the river at Brentford at the site of the crossing to this pub. The ait was planted with trees in the 1920s to screen Brentford's gasworks from the view of Kew Gardens. The ait is covered by willows and alder and is a bird sanctuary with a significant heronry.

ee also

*Islands in the River Thames

References

* Leigh Hatts "The Thames Path: From the Sea to the Source", 2005, Cicerone Press, ISBN 1852844361
* [http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/pdfs/maritime/U10_2006_chartlet_Syon_and_Mortlakepdf.pdf Port of London Authority map]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22557 Chiswick: Introduction', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982)]

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