Russell's Water

Summary

Russell's Water is a hamlet about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire. It is in the Chiltern Hills about 620 feet (190 m) above sea level. There is 20th-century and older housing, a village hall,[1] an area of common land called Russell's Water Common to the east and a large duck pond. The pond featured in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and cast members Adrian Hall and Heather Ripley returned to the location for a TV documentary about the making of the film in 2004.[2]

Russells Water
Pond at Russell's Water
Russells Water is located in Oxfordshire
Russells Water
Russells Water
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU708895
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHenley-on-Thames
Postcode districtRG9
Dialling code01491
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°36′09″N 0°58′44″W / 51.602395°N 0.978775°W / 51.602395; -0.978775

References edit

  1. ^ The Village Hall at Russells Water
  2. ^ After They Were Famous: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 2004 TV Documentary(https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0506830/)