William Girling Reservoir
The William Girling Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Enfield and is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain that supplies London with drinking water.Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pickett’s Lock and Lee Valley Athletics Centre.
Pickett’s Lock
Canal
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pickett's Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Enfield, England and is located near Edmonton, London. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Picketts Lock.
Lee Valley Athletics Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Northmetpit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lee Valley Athletics Centre is located at the Lee Valley Leisure Complex formerly known as Picketts Lock in Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield. The centre cost £15m to build, and was officially opened on 16 January 2007 by Minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chingford Mount and Ponders End.
Chingford Mount
Neighborhood
Chingford Mount is an area of Chingford, east London, England, located in South Chingford. The name refers to the shopping area located around A112/A1009 crossroads, though it is also used for the hill leading north from the crossroads to Chingford Old Church.
Ponders End
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ponders End is the southeasternmost part of Enfield, north London, England, around Hertford Road west of the River Lee Navigation. It became industrialised through the 19th century, similar to the Lea Valley in neighbouring Edmonton and Brimsdown, with manufacturing giving way to warehousing in the late-20th century.
Chingford
Suburb
Photo: Richard Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Situated on the Lea Valley, around 9.5 miles north-east of Charing Cross, it lies between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the north and east.
William Girling Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Enfield, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.62953° or 51° 37′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.02569° or 0° 1′ 33″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C3XJXHF+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 23129884OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
11789753Wikidata ID
Q7347117
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Satellite Map
Discover William Girling Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“William Girling Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威廉吉爾林水庫”
- French: “William Girling Reservoir”
- German: “William Girling Reservoir”
- Japanese: “ウィリアム・ガーリング貯水池”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chingford Green and Lower Edmonton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chingford Rugby Club and Lea Valley Camping and Caravan Park.
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