The north part of the island sits between the River Thames and the top end of Castle Mill Stream, a Thames backwater. Fiddler's Island Stream flows to the east of the southern part of the island. To the south of the island, there is a short stretch of water known as the Sheepwash Channel linking back to the Castle Mill Stream and the Oxford Canal.[2] The Thames Path runs the length of the complete island. At the northern end, the island has a row of trees along it. On the Castle Mill Stream side there is extensive mooring. The rainbow-shaped Medley Footbridge crosses the main stream of the Thames to the west at the northern end and a flat iron Bailey bridge crosses Castle Mill Stream further south, linking it to Port Meadow to the east. A small footbridge takes the Thames Path along the bank towards Osney Bridge. The northern part of Fiddler's Island is very thin.[3] The southern part, connected by a footbridge, is wider.[4] To the east is Cripley Meadow, largely consisting of allotments.
Fiddler's Island was authorised for public bathing by the Oxford City Council in 1852, probably the first place in Oxford to be approved by the council.[5]
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The northern part of Fiddler's Island looking downstream from Medley Footbridge
fiddler, island, island, river, thames, oxford, england, situated, south, port, meadow, reach, above, osney, lock, thames, path, north, part, island, sits, between, river, thames, castle, mill, stream, thames, backwater, stream, flows, east, southern, part, is. 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 Thames Path on Fiddler s Island 1 The north part of the island sits between the River Thames and the top end of Castle Mill Stream a Thames backwater Fiddler s Island Stream flows to the east of the southern part of the island To the south of the island there is a short stretch of water known as the Sheepwash Channel linking back to the Castle Mill Stream and the Oxford Canal 2 The Thames Path runs the length of the complete island At the northern end the island has a row of trees along it On the Castle Mill Stream side there is extensive mooring The rainbow shaped Medley Footbridge crosses the main stream of the Thames to the west at the northern end and a flat iron Bailey bridge crosses Castle Mill Stream further south linking it to Port Meadow to the east A small footbridge takes the Thames Path along the bank towards Osney Bridge The northern part of Fiddler s Island is very thin 3 The southern part connected by a footbridge is wider 4 To the east is Cripley Meadow largely consisting of allotments Fiddler s Island was authorised for public bathing by the Oxford City Council in 1852 probably the first place in Oxford to be approved by the council 5 Gallery edit nbsp The northern part of Fiddler s Island looking downstream from Medley Footbridge nbsp Moorings on Fiddler s Island in the Castle Mill Stream nbsp The Thames Path footbridge on Fiddler s Island looking north nbsp Looking south across the Thames Path footbridge nbsp Bailey bridge from Port Meadow to Fiddler s Island nbsp View looking north of the two footbridges at the northern end of Fiddler s Island with Port Meadow on the right nbsp View of the two footbridges with Medley Footbridge in the background in 1979 nbsp Thames path footbridge on Fiddler s Island during early morning snow April 2008See also editIslands in the River ThamesReferences edit Oxford to Northmoor Thames Path National Trail UK Retrieved 18 September 2012 River Thames Sheepwash Channel UK CanalPlanAC Retrieved 15 September 2012 Fiddler s Island Oxford north Wikimapia Retrieved 18 September 2012 Fiddler s Island Oxford south Wikimapia Retrieved 18 September 2012 Crossley Alan 1939 Salzman Louis Francis Page William eds The Victoria history of the county of Oxford Victoria history of the counties of England Vol 4 Oxford University Press for University of London Institute of Historical Research p 428 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fiddler s Island Next island upstream River Thames Next island downstream Fiddler s Island Osney Island 51 45 49 N 1 16 48 W 51 7635 N 1 2799 W 51 7635 1 2799 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fiddler 27s Island amp oldid 1068153136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
