Southdown Reservoir
Southdown Reservoir is a reservoir in Swale District, Kent, England. Southdown Reservoir is situated nearby to the village Halfway Houses, as well as near the locality Cowstead Farm.Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle of Sheppey and Queenborough Castle.
Isle of Sheppey
Photo: Scott Wylie, CC BY 2.0.
The Isle of Sheppey is a largely rural island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary. The whole north coast is dotted with caravan parks and holiday homes.
Queenborough Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England.
Queenborough railway station
Railway station
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queenborough railway station is on the Sheerness Line, on the Isle of Sheppey in northern Kent, and serves the town of Queenborough. It is 49 miles 22 chains down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minster and Sheerness.
Minster
Town
Photo: Steve Hollis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minster is a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, south-east England. It is in the Swale administrative district, and within that, in the parish of Minster-on-Sea. According to the 2021 Census, the population of Minster was 17,389.
Sheerness
Town
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738.
Halfway Houses
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halfway Houses is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in England. It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and Sheerness, before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness.
Southdown Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4195° or 51° 25′ 10″ northLongitude
0.7789° or 0° 46′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9F32CQ9H+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1408448276OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_covered
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cowstead Farm and Ripney Hill Farm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Southdown Reservoir and Sheppey Islamic Cultural Centre.
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