Black Boy Island
Black Boy Island, 2, Windsor and Maidenhead SL6 5NS, United Kingdom
Black Boy Island is on the River Thames (below Oxford) near to Rhondda.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.
Black Boy Island
is a minor waterways place
on the River Thames (below Oxford) between
Wargrave (7 miles and 7½ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the southwest) and
Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance (Junction of the River Thames and the Clewer Mill Stream) (13 miles and 5½ furlongs
and 6 locks
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Wargrave is Medmenham Abbey;
2 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance is Frog Mill Ait;
1 furlong
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
Hambleden Marina  | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Culham Court | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Magpie Island | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
Westfield Farm Moorings (Medmenham)  | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Medmenham Abbey | 2 furlongs | |
| Black Boy Island | ||
| Frog Mill Ait | 1 furlong | |
| Hurley Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Hurley Lock Upper Towpath Footbridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock Mill Weir Entrance | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
Amenities here
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Hurley Lock — 1 mile, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Cookham Lock — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Boveney Lock — 14 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Windsor Leisure Centre Moorings — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Shiplake Lock — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames & Kennet Marina — 13 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Hurley Lock — 1 mile, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Marlow Lock — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Cookham Lock — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Bray Lock — 11 miles, 5 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Boveney Lock — 14 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Hambleden Lock — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Marsh Lock — 5 miles, 6 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Shiplake Lock — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock — 18 miles, 3 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Hurley Lock — 1 mile, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Cookham Lock — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Boveney Lock — 14 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Shiplake Lock — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames & Kennet Marina — 13 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock — 18 miles, 3 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Hurley Lock Weir Entrance No 2 — 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Hurley Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Temple Lock Weir Entrance — 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Marlow Lock Weir Exit — 3 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance — 13 miles, 5½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Hambleden Marina — 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Hambleden Weir Exit — 2 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Hambleden Lock Weir Entrance — 2 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Marsh Lock Mill Weir Exit — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames - Hennerton Backwater Entrance No 3 — 6 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames - Hennerton Backwater Entrance No 2 — 7 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames - Hennerton Backwater Entrance No 1 — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Sonning Lock Weir Exit — 11 miles, ¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Sonning Lock Weir Entrance — 11 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth) — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Blakes Lock Weir Exit — 13 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Blakes Lock Weir Exit
Caversham Lock Weir Exit — 13 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Reading Jail Loop (eastern entrance) — 13 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Reading Jail Loop (eastern entrance)
Reading Jail Loop (western entrance) — 13 miles, 6½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Reading Jail Loop (western entrance)
Fry's Island Entrance — 14 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Boveney Lock — 14 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock — 18 miles, 3 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Thames & Kennet Marina — 13 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
Wikipedia has a page about Black Boy Island
Black Boy Island is an uninhabited island in the River Thames in England between the villages of Medmenham, Buckinghamshire and Hurley, Berkshire. It is situated alongside the small hamlet of Frogmill, on the southern side of the stretch of river above Hurley Lock, and is within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority.
The island is very low-lying, such that it is covered with water whenever the Thames floods. It is now heavily wooded, but up until the 1920s it and the adjacent Frog Mill Ait were without vegetation. This was because the towpath was (and still is) on the southern side of the island whilst the boats being towed along by horses had to keep to the main navigation channel on the northern side of the river. The tow lines had to sweep over the islands, and the angle of tow was such that barges could be pulled aground onto the islands.
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