Fewston Reservoir
Fewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swinsty Reservoir and St Michael and St Lawrence’s Church, Fewston.
Swinsty Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinsty Reservoir is a reservoir in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878.
St Michael and St Lawrence’s Church, Fewston
Church
Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican church in Fewston, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was first built in Fewston in the 12th century, and the mediaeval tower survives.
RAF Menwith Hill
Military installation
Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blubberhouses and Fewston.
Blubberhouses
Village
Photo: Technica Vita, CC BY 2.0.
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston.
Fewston
Hamlet
Fewston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs. St Michael and St Lawrence's Church, Fewston mostly dates from 1697, although the tower was built in the 14th century.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate.
Fewston Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Fewston, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.9866° or 53° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.7262° or 1° 43′ 34″ westOperator
Yorkshire WaterOpen location code
9C5WX7PF+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 4343576OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q5446114
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Fewston Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Fewston Reservoir”
- German: “Fewston Reservoir”
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