Bessborough Reservoir Claimed

Bessborough Reservoir south of the River Thames near the Knight and the Molesey Reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and the neighbouring town is Molesey to the east. It forms part the green buffer between Molesey and Walton on Thames. The reservoir is the borough of Elmbridge. Work began in 1898 replacing an old mansion and its farmed or landscaped estate, a manor, named Apps Court, and the reservoirs opened in 1907. They have a combined area of 125.5 acres (0.508 km²) and hold 1,198 million imperial gallons (5,450,000 m³). Much of the farm of the estate remains by the road running parallel to and closest to the River Thame.