Temple Island
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Temple Island is an island in the River Thames at grid reference SU771848, part of Remenham in Berkshire, just north of Henley-on-Thames. It lies at the start of the course for the Henley Royal Regatta and the organisers own the island.
The island includes an elegant ornamental temple (a folly) designed by the 18th century English architect James Wyatt. It was designed as a fishing lodge for Fawley Court, a nearby historic house that Wyatt also remodelled in the 1770s.
