Temple Island
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Temple Island is an island in the River Thames in England just north of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The island is on the reach above Hambleden Lock and is part of Remenham in Berkshire.
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.
The main significance of the island is that it lies at the start of the course for the Henley Royal Regatta. It is owned by the organisers of the regatta.
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