Haweswater Reservoir
Haweswater is a reservoir in the valley of Mardale, Cumbria in the Lake District, England. The man-made reservoir, which was created by damming the original natural lake, was completed by 1935.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Kidsty Pike and Wether Hill.
Kidsty Pike
Peak
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Kidsty Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a subsidiary top of Rampsgill Head, but has long achieved the status of a separate fell, thanks to its classic peaked profile. Kidsty Pike is situated 2½ miles southwest of Haweswater Reservoir.
Wether Hill
Peak
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Wether Hill is a fell in the English Lake District, between Martindale and Haweswater. It lies on the main north-south ridge of the Far Eastern Fells between Loadpot Hill and High Raise. Wether Hill is situated 2 miles northwest of Haweswater Reservoir.
High Raise
Peak
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High Raise is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir in the Far Eastern Fells. Note that another High Raise is the highpoint of the Central Fells. High Raise is situated 2 miles west of Haweswater Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mardale and Bampton.
Mardale
Locality
Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation. Mardale is situated 1½ miles south of Haweswater Reservoir.
Bampton
Village
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Bampton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, on the edge of the Lake District National Park. Bampton is situated 3 miles northeast of Haweswater Reservoir.
Bampton Grange
Village
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Bampton Grange is a village in Cumbria, England. The Haweswater Beck flows eastward, just north of Firth Woods, and then turns north to join the River Lowther between Bampton and Bampton Grange. Bampton Grange is situated 3½ miles northeast of Haweswater Reservoir.
Haweswater Reservoir
- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir in the United Kingdom
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Haweswater Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hawes Water”
- Chinese: “霍斯沃特水库”
- Chinese: “霍斯沃特水庫”
- Dutch: “Haweswater Reservoir”
- French: “Haweswater Reservoir”
- German: “Haweswater Reservoir”
- German: “Haweswater-Reservoir”
- German: “Haweswater”
- Italian: “Haweswater Reservoir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Haweswater-reservoaret”
- Swedish: “Hawes Water”
- Western Panjabi: “ہاوزواٹر ریزروائر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burnbanks and Keldhead.
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