Reservoir Water Works

Reservoir Water Works is a waterworks in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Reservoir Water Works is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near the church Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Okehampton railway station.

Okehampton Castle

Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. Okehampton Castle is situated 1 mile north of Reservoir Water Works.

Okehampton railway station

Railway station

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Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. Okehampton railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Reservoir Water Works.

Meldon Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway and later for British Rail. Meldon Quarry is situated 1 mile west of Reservoir Water Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Okehampton.

Rowtor Target Railway

Locality

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.

Okehampton

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Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.

Meldon

Hamlet

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Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 1½ miles west of Reservoir Water Works.

Reservoir Water Works

Type: Waterworks
Category: industry
Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.71692° or 50° 43′ 1″ north

Longitude

-4.00507° or 4° 0′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C2QPX8V+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1198664828

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=water_works

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