Aston's Eyot

51.741686°N 1.24555°W / 51.741686; -1.24555

The entrance to Aston's Eyot from Jackdaw Lane.

Aston's Eyot is a 33-acre (13 ha) island on the east bank of the River Thames in the city of Oxford, England, southeast of Christ Church Meadow.^[1]

Eyot is another spelling of ait meaning small island. The island is roughly triangular, bounded to the northwest by the River Cherwell and to the southeast by the Shirelake Ditch.^[1] There is a mixture of habitats, part woodland, part open/scrub.

The site is leased by Oxford City Council from Christ Church. At the turn of the 19th/20th centuries it was used as a rubbish tip.^[2]

It is currently owned by the friends of Aston's Eyot who operate it as a nature reserve ^[3]