Essex
City of Colchester
Layer-de-la-Haye

Abberton Reservoir

Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater in eastern England near the coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and Abbotts Hall Farm.

Church
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is a 282 hectare nature reserve in in . It is the head office of the Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages the site.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berechurch and Layer de la Haye.

Village
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is a suburb of in , England. was formerly a separate civil parish. In 1891 the parish had a population of 167. On 26 March 1897 the parish was abolished and the area absorbed into Colchester.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the district of , England. In the 2011 census it had a recorded population of 1,767.

Town
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is a town and electoral ward in , . It is the larger of two settlements on , south of .

Abberton Reservoir

Latitude
51.8247° or 51° 49′ 29″ north
Longitude
0.8714° or 0° 52′ 17″ east
Open location code
9F32RVFC+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70753793
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q4663930
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Satellite Map

Discover Abberton Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Slovenian—“Abberton Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “অ্যাবার্টন জলাধার”
  • French: “Abberton Reservoir”
  • Japanese: “アバートン貯水池”
  • Malay: “Takungan Abberton”
  • Persian: “مخزن آب ابرتون”
  • Slovenian: “Abbertn Reservoir”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Peldon and Abberton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Peldon Village Hall and Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre.

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