Abberton Reservoir
Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour.Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and Abbotts Hall Farm.
Abbotts Hall Farm
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbotts Hall Farm is a 282 hectare nature reserve in Great Wigborough in Essex. It is the head office of the Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages the site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berechurch and Layer de la Haye.
Berechurch
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berechurch is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying to the south of the city centre.
Layer de la Haye
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Layer de la Haye, sometimes hyphenated as Layer-de-la-Haye, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is the largest and easternmost of the three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer Breton and Layer Marney.
West Mersea
Town
Photo: David Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mersea is a town and civil parish on Mersea Island in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being East Mersea.
Abberton Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in the United Kingdom
- Categories: nature reserve and body of water
- Location: Layer-de-la-Haye, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8247° or 51° 49′ 29″ northLongitude
0.8714° or 0° 52′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F32RVFC+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 70753793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q4663930
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Satellite Map
Discover Abberton Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- Portuguese: “Represa de Abberton”
- 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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