<P> The name comes from the eel pies which were served by the hotel on the island in the 19th century . Eel Pie Island was earlier called Twickenham Ait and , before that , The Parish Ait ; even earlier the island was three separate aits . </P>
how did eel pie island get its name
from the eel pies which were served by the hotel on the island in the 19th century