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The River Blithe runs into the Blithfield Reservoir between Stafford and Burton-upon-Trent. The reservoir was constructed by the South Staffordshire Water Company and was opened in 1953. [5] The reservoir is a major water source for South Staffordshire but is also utilised for a range of leisure activities from Angling to Sailing.
Blithfield Reservoir is a large raw water reservoir in Staffordshire, England, owned by South Staffordshire Water.. Some 800 acres (324 hectares) of reservoir was formed on land sold by Baron Bagot to the South Staffordshire Water Works (SSWW) in the 1940s.
Pages in category "Rivers of Staffordshire" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... River Blithe; Bourne Brook; C. River Churnet; D. River ...
Walton was born in Stafford, and legend has it that he fished in the River Blithe, which is near the pub. During the English Civil War Staffordshire saw a great deal of conflict. The local manor house Paynsley Hall was first held for Charles I , then garrisoned by Parliamentarian forces before being destroyed.
Train services are available at Blythe Bridge railway station, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 7 August 1848, on the Crewe to Derby railway line. The station buildings and signal box have been demolished. The line currently runs from Crewe to Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire.
Mavesyn Ridware is a village and civil parish [2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. The parish had a population of 1,048 in 2001, [3] increasing to 1,128 at the 2011 Census. [1] It includes the villages of Hill Ridware, Rake End, Pipe Ridware and Blithbury, all of which lie between the River Trent and a small tributary, the River ...
Blithe may refer to: Albert Blithe (1923–1967), American sergeant in World War II; John Blithe (MP) (before 1365 – 1410), English politician; John Blithe (priest) (before 1450 – after 1478), English Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey 1477–78; River Blithe, Staffordshire, England; Saint Blida, also known as Saint Blithe, a Norfolk saint
Separating the first two from the others is a field buffer including the River Blithe which flows south, via the Blithfield Reservoir lake 5 miles (8.0 km) south to feed the River Trent at Alrewas, Staffordshire.