Reservoirs & lochs · London
Knight Reservoir
Knight Reservoir — reservoir in Surrey, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hampton · 2.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Knight Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Surrey, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3991°, -0.3934°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Knight & Bessborough Reservoirs SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: South West London Waterbodies
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Knight Reservoir is a large pumped storage reservoir located in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey. It was inaugurated in 1907 and stores up to 2,180 million litres of raw water abstracted from the River Thames prior to its treatment and supply to London and north Surrey. It is located south of the River Thames, west of West Molesey, and between Hurst Road (A3050) and Walton Road (B369). It is adjacent to, and west of, its twin Bessborough Reservoir.
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Background
History
In 1898 the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company operated a water works at Hampton, Middlesex. To increase the raw water storage capacity the company sought legal powers to construct two reservoirs across the river from the Hampton works. This was achieved through the provisions of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. cxv) which empowered the company to build two storage reservoirs; an intake from the river Thames; a pump house, and filter beds. Work began in 1898 on the site of an old mansion called Apps Court. Construction was incomplete when, in 1902, the Metropolitan Water Board (MWB) was formed under the terms of the Metropolitan Water Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3991, -0.3934
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Elmbridge
- Parish
- Elmbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT12 2EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Nearest railway station
- Hampton — 2.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7348386 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Knight Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: BessboroughKnight01.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knight Reservoir?
- Knight Reservoir is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT12 2EG), in the parish of Elmbridge, unparished area.
- Is Knight Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Knight Reservoir is part of the Knight & Bessborough Reservoirs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South West London Waterbodies Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Knight Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Hampton, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT12 2EG.