Wessenden

Wessenden is a locality in Meltham, Kirklees, England. Wessenden is situated nearby to the locality Butterley, as well as near Binn Moor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wessenden Reservoir and Blakeley Reservoir.

Wessenden Reservoir

Reservoir

Wessenden Reservoir is the second in a series of four reservoirs in the Wessenden Valley above the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire, at the northern end of the Peak District National Park.

Blakeley Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir located near Marsden, West Yorkshire, near the Peak District National Park boundary. It was completed in 1906. The reservoir is known for its long stepped spillway, which is grade II listed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marsden and Holt Head.

Marsden

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Marsden is a large village in the Colne Valley, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the South Pennines close to the Peak District which lies to the south.

Holt Head

Hamlet

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holt Head is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wessenden.

Saddleworth Moor

Locality

Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saddleworth Moor is a moorland in North West England. Reaching more than 1,312 feet above sea level, it is in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. It is crossed by the A635 road and the Pennine Way passes to its eastern side. Saddleworth Moor is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wessenden.

Wessenden

Type: Locality
Description: hamlet in West Yorkshire, England, UK
Category: hamlet
Location: Meltham, Kirklees, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.57675° or 53° 34′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.91449° or 1° 54′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C5WH3GP+M6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2949208302

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

Wikidata ID

Q130759023

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