Leigh Reservoir
Leigh Reservoir, or Leigh Hill Reservoir, is a small reservoir in Somerset, England. It was built in 1893 to supply water to the town of Taunton, Somerset, which lies to the north. Water quality is good.Places of Interest
Highlights include Luxhay Reservoir and Church of St Andrew & St Mary, Pitminster.
Luxhay Reservoir
Reservoir
Luxhay Reservoir is an artificial reservoir near Angersleigh, Somerset, England. It is now owned by Wessex Water. It was built in 1905 by the town corporation to provide drinking water for Taunton.
Church of St Andrew & St Mary, Pitminster
Church
The Church of St Andrew & St Mary in Pitminster, Somerset, England was built around 1300 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The current church was built circa 1300 on the site of an earlier Saxon church and expanded in the 15th century.
RAF Culmhead
Monument
Royal Air Force Culmhead or more simply RAF Culmhead is a former Royal Air Force station, situated at Churchstanton on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Buckland and Pitminster.
West Buckland
Village
West Buckland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles south west of Taunton. The parish has a population of 1,189.
Pitminster
Village
Pitminster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles south of Taunton. The parish has a population of 956. The parish also includes the villages of Angersleigh and Blagdon Hill.
Churchstanton
Hamlet
Churchstanton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the River Otter 5 miles south of Taunton.
Leigh Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Pitminster, Somerset, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9529° or 50° 57′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.1443° or 3° 8′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C2RXV34+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lowton and Angersleigh.
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