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Poyle in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Poyle is now 10:29 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wraysbury, Woking, Windsor, Southampton, and Slough. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wraysbury . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Poyle ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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ULTra PRT at Heathrow - POV ride
The ULTra Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system is a revolutionary new transportation technology which is currently being tested at Heathrow Airport, and will open to the public in the spring of 2009. T ..
Plane Spotter's Dream
This summer I've been in the US. The travel takes a very long time when you depart from Norway. On our way back home we used 26 full hours. Plus the timezone difference of 6 hours. When flying from th ..
Uttar Pradesh Folk Music on Harmonica
This harmonica tune is folk music and is inspired by a melody called Monsoon - Utter Pradesh Kajari from a CD Eternity - A musical Journey The melody is based on folk music a genre of Hindustani class ..
Heathrow Pod - Personal Rapid Transit
A journey on the Heathrow Pod from Station A to Terminal 5. The Heathrow Pod is a "personal rapid transit" system developed by ULTra. Pods run on demand between Terminal 5 of London Heathrow Airport ( ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Wraysbury Reservoir
The Wraysbury Reservoir is a water supply reservoir for London lying just west of the M25 near the village of Wraysbury and Heathrow airport. The reservoir was begun in 1967 and completed in 1970 with a capacity of 34,000 million litres. The reservoir is owned and operated by Thames Water and 400 million litres of water are pumped daily from an inlet at Datchet on the River Thames. A neighbouring reservoir is the King George VI Reservoir, opened in 1947, which is supplied from Hythe End.
Located at 51.46 -0.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Horton, Buckinghamshire
Horton is a hamlet in the parish of Ivinghoe, in Buckinghamshire, England. The name Horton is a common one in England, meaning "dirty or muddy farm". Although in the parish of Ivinghoe, the hamlet is nearer to Cheddington with its shops and churches, so that is the main village to which most residents of Horton feel most attached. The hamlet of Horton was held after the Norman Conquest by the de Brocas family.
Located at 51.47 -0.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel
The Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel (ART) is a tunnel at London Heathrow Airport. It connects the airside roads around Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to the airside roads around Terminal 5. The ART is 1.42 km long, consisting of 60 m of twin-cell cut and cover box at each end, linked by a pair of 1.3 km bored tunnels. The ART was designed and built between 1999 and 2004 by a team of engineers from BAA (who own the tunnel), AMEC, Laing O'Rourke, Morgan-Vinci JV and Mott MacDonald.
Located at 51.47 -0.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
ULTra (rapid transit)
ULTra (Urban Light Transit) is a personal rapid transit system developed by ULTra PRT, formerly known as Advanced Transport Systems. The first public system using ULTra, at London's Heathrow Airport, is now open to the public. The ULTra PRT system began passenger trials at London Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, in October 2010 and opened for full passenger service 22 hours a day, 7 days a week, in May 2011.
Located at 51.48 -0.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Queen Mother Reservoir
The Queen Mother Reservoir lies between the M4 and the M25 to the west of London. It is 475 acres in size or about 1 km in diameter - making it one of the largest inland areas of water in Southern England. It is managed by Thames Water. This is one of a number of reservoirs to the west of London and was built in 1976. Its water is pumped from the River Thames nearby.
Located at 51.48 -0.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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