Thames Ditton Island is on the River Thames (below Oxford) near to Chelmsford Cutting.
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.

| Molesey Lock | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Molesey Lock Weir Exit | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Hampton Court Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Hampton Court Moorings | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Thames - Ember Junction | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Thames Ditton Island | ||
| Swan Island | ¾ furlongs | |
| Boyle Farm Island | 1 furlong | |
| Thames Ditton Marina and Wharf | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Raven's Ait | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Kingston Moorings | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Wikipedia has a page about Thames Ditton Island
Three river islands (aits) form a linear group, close to the junction of the two main old streets of Thames Ditton village, in the River Thames in a corner of modern Surrey, on the Kingston reach above Teddington Lock. Thames Ditton Island, the dominant ait, is 350 yards (320 m) long and has 48 houses with gardens (and moorings); Boyle Farm Island has one house; Swan Island, between the two, is the smallest.






















![Thames Ditton Island. Looking further upstream than [[[5170099]]] to the tip of the island, which is close-packed with (48) houses. by Derek Harper – 29 May 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/17/02/5170214_1f062f58_120x120.jpg)







