Natural landmarks · London
Staines Reservoirs
Staines Reservoirs — lakes in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ashford · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Staines Reservoirs is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lakes in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.4469°, -0.4867°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Staines Moor SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: South West London Waterbodies
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Staines Reservoirs are two large pumped storage reservoirs sitting to the east of the King George VI Reservoir near Heathrow Airport in Surrey within the Colne Valley regional park. The village of Stanwell is mainly to the north east, and the town of Staines is to the south. Both adjoin, west, the A3044. The south one adjoins the A30 where the road is bypassed by the intra-M25 motorway network but is a trunk road, maintained by National Highways. They were completed in 1902.
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Background
History
For reliable and plentiful water supplies, three London water companies resolved to construct and operate two large reservoirs at seasonally waterlogged land partly in the parish of Staines, otherwise in Stanwell. receiving it from an aqueduct, then delivering it by another to treatment works for their supply pipes. The three were the New River Company, the Grand Junction Water Company and the West Middlesex Water Company. | repeal_date = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Amended | original_text = | collapsed = yes }} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to authorise the Staines Reservoirs Joint…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4469, -0.4867
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Spelthorne
- Parish
- Spelthorne, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW19 7UD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Spelthorne
- Nearest railway station
- Ashford — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7348384 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Staines Reservoirs (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Staines Reservoirs 2011 aerial.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Staines Reservoirs?
- Staines Reservoirs is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode TW19 7UD), in the parish of Spelthorne, unparished area.
- Is Staines Reservoirs a protected site?
- Yes — Staines Reservoirs is part of the Staines Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South West London Waterbodies Ramsar wetland.
- Is Staines Reservoirs free to visit?
- Yes, Staines Reservoirs is free to enter.
- How do I get to Staines Reservoirs?
- The nearest railway station is Ashford, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW19 7UD.