Sutton Bingham Reservoir | |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Somerset |
Pushpin Map: | Somerset |
Location: | Sutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England |
Coords: | 50.8983°N -2.6425°W |
Date-Built: | 1950s |
Area: | 142acres |
Sutton Bingham Reservoir is a reservoir near the village of Sutton Bingham in the civil parish of Closworth, Somerset, England.
The reservoir was built in the 1950s to supply water to Yeovil.[1] [2] [3] The remains of Sutton Mill are under the water, and close to the shore is the 12th-century Church of All Saints.[4]
It now provides an environment for overwintering wildfowl and migrant birds including the osprey. It is also used for fishing,[1] and sailing by Sutton Bingham Sailing Club[5] and the Sutton Bingham and District Canoe Club.[6]