Bessborough Reservoir

The Bessborough Reservoir is an embanked storage reservoir south of the in adjacent to the . To the south lies and to the north the now disused Molesey Reservoirs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hampton railway station and Grand Junction Isle.

Railway station
, serving in the , is on the Shepperton branch line. It is in London fare zone 6, 14 miles 47 chains down the line from .

Islet
is a small island in the on the reach above at , , . It is just downstream of , which is three times longer and also close to the north bank.

Islet
is a flat grassy island in the on the reach above at , , which is owned mostly by and as to a small part by Elmbridge Borough Council.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thames Ditton and Weybridge.

Photo: Gavin Wilson, Public domain.
is a large suburban village on the , in the Elmbridge borough of , England. Apart from a large inhabited in the river, it lies on the southern bank, centred 12.2 miles south-west of in central London.

is a town in . It is quite close to London and has good rail and road links to London and to the coast. The only place in the area of tourist interest is the former site of the Brooklands car racing track, which has several museums and attractions.

Town
, known locally as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the in northwest , England. It is in the Borough of Elmbridge, about 15 mi southwest of central London.

Bessborough Reservoir

Latitude
51.4014° or 51° 24′ 5″ north
Longitude
-0.3892° or 0° 23′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C3XCJ26+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147638019
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q4896398
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