Simpson Ground Reservoir
Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow.Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lakes Aquarium and Fell Foot Park.
Lakes Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lakes Aquarium is an aquarium in the village of Lakeside on the southern shore of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is one of the docking points of Windermere Lake Cruises and also at one end of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway.
Fell Foot Park
Park
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fell Foot Park is a country park situated at the southern end of Windermere in Cumbria, the largest lake in England. It is north of Newby Bridge in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel, in Westmorland and Furness.
Gummer’s How
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gummer's How is a hill in the southern part of the Lake District, on the eastern shore of Windermere, near its southern end. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cartmel Fell and Backbarrow.
Cartmel Fell
Village
Photo: George Hopkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cartmel Fell is a hamlet and a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 309, increasing at the 2011 census to 329.
Backbarrow
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.
Finsthwaite
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finsthwaite is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere.
Simpson Ground Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Cumbria, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Staveley-in-Cartmel, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.269° or 54° 16′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.9307° or 2° 55′ 51″ westInception
May 4th, 1957Open location code
9C6V7399+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 29017887OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7521100
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In Other Languages
“Simpson Ground Reservoir” goes by many names.
- German: “Simpson Ground Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Simpson Ground and Raven Scar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cop o‘ Cow Hill and Chapel House Plantation.
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