Butterley Reservoir
Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir was built to provide water for the Cromford Canal which opened for use in 1794.Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Butterley Reservoir, Derbyshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ripley Town Hall and Codnor Castle.
Ripley Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ripley Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. The town hall is the headquarters of Amber Valley Borough Council.
Codnor Castle
Castle
Photo: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman Conquest.
Hammersmith railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hammersmith railway station is a heritage railway station on the Midland Railway – Butterley in Derbyshire. There was no station at this point originally, being situated on the Ambergate–Pye Bridge line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alfreton and Somercotes.
Alfreton
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alfreton is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District.
Somercotes
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Somercotes is a village and civil parish in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire, close to the border with Nottinghamshire.
Heage
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heage is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ripley, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is situated midway between Belper and Ripley.
Butterley Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ripley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0634° or 53° 3′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.4034° or 1° 24′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C5W3H7W+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 29054580OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q5002995
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In Other Languages
“Butterley Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Butterley Reservoir”
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