Aberton Reservoir
Aberton Reservoir is a reservoir in Layer-de-la-Haye, City of Colchester, England. Aberton Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Malting Green, as well as near the village Peldon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abberton Reservoir and Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Abberton Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour.
Abbotts Hall Farm
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Abbotts Hall Farm is a 282 hectare nature reserve in Great Wigborough in Essex. It is the head office of the Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages the site. Abbotts Hall Farm is situated 2½ miles south of Aberton Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Layer de la Haye and Little Wigborough.
Layer de la Haye
Village
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Layer de la Haye, sometimes hyphenated as Layer-de-la-Haye, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is the largest and easternmost of the three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer Breton and Layer Marney.
Little Wigborough
Hamlet
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Little Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough, in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Little Wigborough is located between Peldon and Great Wigborough. Little Wigborough is situated 2 miles south of Aberton Reservoir.
Great Wigborough
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The place-name 'Wigborough' first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wicgebergha and Wighebergha. Great Wigborough is situated 2 miles south of Aberton Reservoir.
Aberton Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Layer-de-la-Haye, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82757° or 51° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
0.86671° or 0° 52′ 0″ eastElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9F32RVH8+2MGeoNames ID
13607935
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