Belvide Reservoir
Belvide Reservoir is a reservoir in South Staffordshire, England. It was built in 1833 to supply the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, and has been managed as a nature reserve since 1977.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: Canal feeder reservoir and nature reserve in south Staffordshire, England.
- Also known as: “Bellfields”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Oak and Boscobel House.
Royal Oak
Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Boscobel House
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boscobel House is a Grade II* listed building in the parish of Boscobel in Shropshire. It has been, at various times, a farmhouse, a hunting lodge, and a holiday home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Chillington Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chillington Hall is a Georgian country house near Brewood, Staffordshire, England, four miles northwest of Wolverhampton. It is the residence of the Giffard family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brewood and Wheaton Aston.
Brewood
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brewood is an ancient market town in the civil parish of Brewood and Coven, in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England.
Wheaton Aston
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wheaton Aston is a small village in Staffordshire, England about 9 miles south west of Stafford and 7 miles west of Cannock. It is located beside Bridge 19 of the Shropshire Union Canal.
Boscobel
Hamlet
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boscobel was a civil parish in the east of Shropshire, England, on the border with Staffordshire. To the north is the Staffordshire village of Bishops Wood.
Belvide Reservoir
Latitude
52.6899° or 52° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.2041° or 2° 12′ 15″ westOperator
British WaterwaysOpen location code
9C4VMQQW+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 25194685OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q4884890
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In Other Languages
“Belvide Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ベルヴァイド貯水池”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stretton and Bishops Wood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belvide Reservoir Nature Reserve and Northwood.
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