Knight Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames

Name: Knight Reservoir
Address: Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Walton-on-Thames

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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 and Walton Road. It is adjacent to, and west of, its twin Bessborough Reservoir. ()

Elevation: 36 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°23'57"N, 0°23'45"W

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Walton-on-Thames United Kingdom

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Knight Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Walton-on-Thames Cemetery, Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, Molesey Heath.

1.2 miSW
Cemetery
Walton-on-Thames Cemetery, Walton-on-Thames
32 min walk • Walton-on-Thames Cemetery is the municipal part of Walton-on-Thames's main cemeteries next to the parish church and facing the Methodist Church. Among the 229 graves are 33 for casualties from World War I and World War II.
0.5 miS
Lake
Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames
14 min walk • The Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir lies to the south of the River Thames and to the west of the Island Barn Reservoir. To the north are the Bessborough and Knight reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and it is situated in Walton on Thames. It is managed by Thames Water.
1.6 miNE
Church
St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, London
42 min walk • St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, Hampton is a Roman Catholic church on Station Road in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
1 miSE
Park
Molesey Heath, Molesey
25 min walk • Molesey Heath is a 17.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council. This site was formerly a gravel pit and then a landfill site. It has been colonised naturally by rough grassland and scrub.
1.4 miSW
Square
Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames
37 min walk • Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. Hepworth was a pioneering studio in the early 20th century and released the first film adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
~1760 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bessborough Reservoir
9 min walk • The Bessborough Reservoir is an embanked storage reservoir south of the River Thames in Surrey adjacent to the Knight Reservoir. To the south lies Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir and to the north the now disused Molesey Reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and the neighbouring town is Molesey to the east.
1.3 miNE
Island
Platt's Eyot, London
33 min walk • Platt's Eyot or Platt's Ait is an island on the River Thames at Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, on the reach between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock.
0.6 miNW
Island
Rivermead Island, Sunbury-on-Thames
16 min walk • Rivermead Island is a flat grassy island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England which is owned mostly by Spelthorne and as to a small part by Elmbridge Borough Council.
0.7 miN
Island
Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury-on-Thames
18 min walk • Sunbury Court Island is a long, pedestrianised residential island of houses and bungalows in the River Thames in England on the 'Sunbury and Hampton' or 'Molesey' reach, above Molesey Lock in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England.
1.5 miNE
Park, Church
Hampton Baptist Church, London
38 min walk • Hampton Baptist Church is a church that meets at Bethany Chapel, Beards Hill, Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is a member of the London Baptist Association.
0.8 miNE
Island
Grand Junction Isle
21 min walk • Grand Junction Isle is a small island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. It is just downstream of Sunbury Court Island, which is three times longer and also close to the north bank.

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Which popular attractions are close to Knight Reservoir?

Nearby attractions include Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames (14 min walk), Rivermead Island, Sunbury-on-Thames (16 min walk), Sunbury Lock, Sunbury-on-Thames (16 min walk), Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury-on-Thames (18 min walk).

Knight Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames

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Knight Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Knight Reservoir?