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.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Crimp

Hamlet

Crimp is a hamlet in the parish of Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.

Alfardisworthy

Hamlet

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alfardisworthy is a hamlet in Devon, England, which straddles the border with Cornwall. To the northwest is a reservoir, named Upper Tamar Lake, which provides water for the town of Bude and surrounding areas.

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
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Latitude

50.8856° or 50° 53′ 8″ north

Longitude

-4.4385° or 4° 26′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C2QVHP6+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 119509256

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

Wikidata 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 Blachborough and Stowford Cross.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Tamar Water Sports Centre and Wildlife Information.

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