View across Chew Magna reservoir
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View across Chew Magna reservoir
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 29 Jun 2017
This 5 acre (2 ha) reservoir goes back into the nineteenth century, when it was known as the Compensation Reservoir. It was principally made as a mill pond, but is now an important source of drinking water under Bristol Water.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.366457
Longitude
-2.62609