Pharaoh's Island on the Thames

A named place photographed at this map point in Runnymede.

Pharaoh's Island on the Thames is a small island located near Runnymede, historically associated with the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. It takes its name from a 19th-century steam launch, the *Pharaoh*, which was wrecked there in 1877, and is notable for its connection to both medieval history and local maritime incidents.