Ladybower Reservoir

Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally through Ladybower Reservoir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashopton Viaduct and Win Hill.

Ashopton Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashopton Viaduct is a bridge.

Win Hill

Peak

Photo: Brianej, Public domain.

Win Hill is a hill north west of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. Its summit is 462 m above sea level and it is bounded by the River Derwent to the east, the River Noe to the south west and Ladybower Reservoir to the north, with a ridge running north west linking it to Kinder Scout.

Derwent Edge

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashopton and Yorkshire Bridge.

Ashopton

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ashopton was a small village in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Ashop. The village population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire.

Yorkshire Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yorkshire Bridge is a small hamlet at grid reference SK200850 near the Ladybower Reservoir dam in the English county of Derbyshire. Administratively the area forms part of the civil parish of Bamford and the district of High Peak. Yorkshire Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ladybower Reservoir.

Aston

Hamlet

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011. Aston is situated 2 miles south of Ladybower Reservoir.

Ladybower Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Description: reservoir in Derbyshire, England
Category: body of water
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.38333° or 53° 23′ north

Longitude

-1.71667° or 1° 43′ west

Elevation

686 feet (209 metres)

Open location code

9C5W97MM+88

GeoNames ID

2645063

Wikidata ID

Q1800100

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Ladybower Reservoir” goes by many names.

Bengali: “লেডিবাওয়ার জলাধার”
Cebuano: “Ladybower Reservoir”
Chinese: “萊迪鮑爾水庫”
Dutch: “Ladybower Reservoir”
French: “Ladybower Reservoir”
German: “Ladybower Reservoir”
Italian: “bacino idrico Ladybower”
Italian: “Bacino idrico Ladybower”
Japanese: “レディバワー貯水池”
Russian: “Водохранилище Ледибауэр”
Russian: “Ледибауэр”
Swedish: “Ladybower Reservoir”
Vietnamese: “Hồ chứa nước Ladybower”

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