Old Water Works

Old Water Works is a reservoir in Salterforth, Pendle District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Old Water Works is situated nearby to the locality Lister Well, as well as near the village Salterforth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bancroft Shed and Noyna Hill.

Bancroft Shed

Museum

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bancroft Shed was a weaving shed in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England, situated on the road to Skipton. Construction was started in 1914 and the shed was commissioned in 1920 for James Nutter & Sons Limited.

Noyna Hill

Heath

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Noyna Hill is a hill in the Pennine range in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is a mile east of Foulridge and it is possible to see other local towns such as Colne, Nelson, Trawden, Barnoldswick and Earby.

Weets Hill

Peak

Photo: Rob Woodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weets Hill is a hill in the West Craven area of Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of the town of Barnoldswick and is 4 miles north-east of Pendle Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nelson and Colne.

Nelson

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire. It was developed as a mill town during the industrial revolution, but today has lost much of its industry.

Colne

Town

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles northeast of Nelson, 6 miles northeast of Burnley and 25 mi east of Preston.

Barnoldswick

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barnoldswick is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, Lancashire, England. It lies within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire.

Old Water Works

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Salterforth, Pendle District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.8939° or 53° 53′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.184° or 2° 11′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C5VVRV8+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 36955453

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=reservoir_covered

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