England

Nag's Head Island

Nag's Head Island is an island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England at Abingdon. It sits in the middle of the two Abingdon Bridges on the reach above Culham Lock.

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Typeriver island
Area0.0069 km²
Location51.66828, -1.28024

Part of the England islands map.

Geology

Bedrock: West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated) (Mudstone, Siltstone And Sandstone), Oxfordian–Kimmeridgian. Superficial deposits: River Terrace Deposits (Undifferentiated) (Sand And Gravel). Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

Nearby and related islands

Belle Isle (Windermere)
Brownsea Island
Burgh Island
Eel Pie Island
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Wight
Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
Lundy

Sources

Wikidata · Q6958251 · CC0
Wikipedia — Islands in the River Thames · Abingdon, Oxfordshire · CC BY-SA 4.0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.