Oliver's Island, River island in River Thames, England
Oliver's Island is a small 0.9-acre tree-covered island located in the River Thames between Kew and Strand-on-the-Green in Hounslow, London.
The City of London established a castle-like tollbooth on the island in 1777 to collect fees from passing vessels for Thames navigation improvements.
Local residents formed the Strand on the Green Association in 1958 to protect the island and successfully prevented its sale by authorities in 1971.
The Port of London Authority maintains ownership of the island, which now functions as a natural refuge for herons, cormorants, and Canada geese.
A persistent local tale claims a secret tunnel connected the island to the Bull's Head inn at Strand-on-the-Green, though no evidence supports this theory.
GPS coordinates: 51.48500,-0.28111
Latest update: March 9, 2025 15:22
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493 m
St Anne's Church, Kew
489 m
Kew Green
549 m
Kew Railway Bridge
169 m
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God and Holy Royal Martyrs
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Bull's Head
200 m
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Westerley Ware
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Kew Cricket Club Ground
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Grave of Thomas Gainsborough
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Grave of Johann Zoffany
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Kew War Memorial
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Capel House
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There Be Monsters
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Zoffany House
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K6 Telephone Kiosk
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Herbarium House
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White House
588 m
Sewer Vent, Kew Gardens
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352, Kew Road
512 m
98-106, Kew Road
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