Chard Reservoir
Chard Reservoir is a 36.97-hectare reservoir north east of Chard, Somerset, England. It is owned and managed by Somerset Council and is a recipient of the Green Flag Award.Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chard Museum and The Guildhall.
Chard Museum
Museum
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chard Museum is a small local museum in Chard, Somerset, England. It opened in 1970, in a converted 16th century listed building, with collections of exhibits about local history and displays related to the lives of notable local residents.
The Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Guildhall is a town hall and community building in the town of Chard in the English county of Somerset.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels in Chaffcombe, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chard and Ilminster.
Chard
Chard is a town of 14,000 people in Somerset. The town has a very unusual feature, a stream running along either side of Fore Street. One stream eventually flows into the Bristol Channel and the other reaches the English Channel.
Ilminster
Photo: Jules & Jenny, CC BY 2.0.
Ilminster is a town of 5,800 people in Somerset. The town has the buildings of a 16th-century grammar school, the Ilminster Meeting House, which acts as the town's art gallery and concert hall. There is also a Gospel Hall.
Tatworth
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tatworth is a village 2 miles south of Chard in the county of Somerset, England. It is within Tatworth and Forton civil parish. Tatworth is a large village, consisting of a number of smaller villages including South Chard, Perry Street and Chard Junction which are close together.
Chard Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Somerset, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Chard Town, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8852° or 50° 53′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.9417° or 2° 56′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C2VV3P5+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 28999644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q5074194
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In Other Languages
“Chard Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Chard Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
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