Derwent Reservoir
The Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. It is west of Consett. It is 3.5 miles long) and covers an area of 4 km2 and has a maximum depth of 100 ft and when full, holds 11,000 million gallons.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruffside Hall and Minsteracres.
Ruffside Hall
Building
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruffside Hall is a building, which is situated 1 mile west of Derwent Reservoir.
Minsteracres
Church
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minsteracres is an 18th-century mansion house, now a Christian retreat centre, in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The house was built in 1758 by George Silvertop. Minsteracres is situated 2½ miles northeast of Derwent Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edmundbyers and Carterway Heads.
Edmundbyers
Village
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir. In 2001 it had a population of 118. The civil parish of Edmondbyers had a population taken at the 2011 Census of 173.
Carterway Heads
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carterway Heads is a hamlet in the civil parish of Shotley Low Quarter, in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, at the intersection of the A68 and B6278 roads. Carterway Heads is situated 2½ miles east of Derwent Reservoir.
Muggleswick
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muggleswick is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett. the population was 130 at the 2001 Census reducing to 113 at the 2011 Census. Muggleswick is situated 2½ miles southeast of Derwent Reservoir.
Derwent Reservoir
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Edmondbyers, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86555° or 54° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.99026° or 1° 59′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6WV285+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 4261288OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q1200405
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Derwent Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Derwent Reservoir”
- German: “Derwent Reservoir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Derwent-reservoaret i Nordaust-England”
- “Derwent Reservoir”
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