Upper Tamar Lake
Upper Tamar lake is a reservoir on the border of Cornwall and Devon in south-west England. It is owned by South West Water and managed by the South West Lakes Trust.Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower Tamar Lake and Church of St John the Baptist.
Lower Tamar Lake
Reservoir
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Tamar Lake is a 35 acre reservoir located on the Devon-Cornwall border, in England, near Thurdon. It was constructed in the 1820s to supply water to the Bude Canal.
Penstowe Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: John Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penstowe Castle, also called Kilkhampton Castle, was a medieval fortification built near Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, possibly during the years of the civil war in the 12th century known as the Anarchy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurdon and Crimp.
Thurdon
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurdon is a hamlet in the parish of Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Eastcott
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eastcott is a hamlet 6 miles north-east of Bude in Cornwall, England. The hamlet is 1 mile east of Gooseham in the civil parish of Morwenstow and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Upper Tamar Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir on the boundary of Cornwall and Devon, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bradworthy, Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8856° or 50° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.4385° or 4° 26′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2QVHP6+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 119509256OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7898949
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Satellite Map
Discover Upper Tamar Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Upper Tamar Lake” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Kreun Tamar Wartha”
- Welsh: “Kreun Tamar Wartha”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alfardisworthy and Blachborough.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upper Tamar Water Sports Centre and Wildlife Information.
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