Magna Carta Island
Magna Carta Island is an island in the River Thames, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It is across the river from the water-meadows at Runnymede, in the English county of Berkshire. It was formerly in the county of Buckinghamshire. It is one of several contenders for the actual location where, in 1215, King John sealed the Magna Carta. Whilst the charter itself indicates Runnymede by name, it is possible the island may have been considered part of Runnymede at the time.
It is known that in 1217 the island was the meeting-place of Henry III and Louis (afterwards Louis VIII) of France.
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