The Viewpoint
The Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in England, United Kingdom. The Viewpoint is situated nearby to Angelzarke Quarry (disused), as well as near Anglezarke Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anglezarke Reservoir and High Bullough Reservoir.
Anglezarke Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anglezarke Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Rivington chain to the west of Anglezarke in Lancashire, England. Anglezarke Reservoir has three embankments: the Charnock Embankment, the longest, is 850 yards long and 31 feet high, the Knowsley Embankment is 240 yards long and 45 feet high and the Heapey Embankment is 280 feet long and 32 feet high.
High Bullough Reservoir
Reservoir
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High Bullough Reservoir is the oldest of all the reservoirs in the Rivington chain, having been authorised by the Chorley Waterworks Act 1846 and completed in 1850.
Yarrow Reservoir
Reservoir
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Yarrow Reservoir – named after the River Yarrow – is a reservoir in the Rivington chain in Anglezarke, Lancashire, England, and has a storage capacity second to Anglezarke Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Healey Nab and Heath Charnock.
Healey Nab
Locality
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Healey Nab or "The Nab" is an area of countryside owned partly by Lancashire County Council containing rolling hills, moorland, woodland, ponds and streams to the east of Chorley, Lancashire, between the M61 and the West Pennine Moors.
Heath Charnock
Village
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heath Charnock is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 2,065, reducing to 2,026 at the 2011 Census. Heath Charnock is situated 2 miles southwest of The Viewpoint.
Adlington
Village
Adlington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors. It is 3 miles south of Chorley. It became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a township around the textile and coal mining industries until these closed in the 1960s. Adlington is situated 2 miles southwest of The Viewpoint.
The Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.64286° or 53° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.57676° or 2° 34′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5VJCVF+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 256089123OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Angelzarke Quarry (disused) and Taylors Farm.
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