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Turton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the village of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam . When constructed in 1832 the Entwistle Dam was the highest in Britain; it rises 108 feet from the base. [ 1 ]
This list is restricted to open bodies of fresh-water over 5 ha in area, because of the difficulty in establishing what is a pond and what is a lake.. It excludes service reservoirs used within the water supply network for the storage of drinking water and excludes water bodies on industrial sites used exclusively for industrial purposes (works ponds).
Bradshaw Brook is a river draining parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in Northern England.. Starting life as Cadshaw Brook draining a valley named Green Lowe Clough on Turton Moor, the brook feeds the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir and Wayoh Reservoir (the latter also fed by Blackstone Brook and Whittlestone Head Brook).
Edgworth is a small village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is between Broadhead Brook on the west (expanded artificially to form the Wayoh Reservoir) and Quarlton Brook in the south east. The ground ranges from 650 feet (200 m) to 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level.
Wayoh Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire, England.It was completed on 28 April 1876 to supply water to Bolton. [1] [2] Wayoh, together with the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, make up 50% of Bolton's drinking water.
Entwistle is a village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. Its name derives from the Old English ened and twisla which means a river fork frequented by ducks.
Borrans Reservoir, north of Windermere (town); Castle Carrock Reservoir; Chapelhouse Reservoir, south-east of Uldale; Cow Green Reservoir east of Dufton Fell; Dubbs Reservoir, north of Windermere (town)
The Wayoh reservoir, viewed from the Edgworth side with the Entwistle viaduct in the background. The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately 90 square miles (230 km 2) of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. [1] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. [2]