High Bullough Reservoir
High Bullough Reservoir is the oldest of all the reservoirs in the Rivington chain, having been authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained in 1846 and completed in 1850.Photo: PopUpPirate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Chorley Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yarrow Reservoir and Anglezarke Reservoir.
Yarrow Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: PopUpPirate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yarrow Reservoir – named after the River Yarrow – is a reservoir in the Rivington chain in Anglezarke, Lancashire, England, and has a storage capacity second to Anglezarke Reservoir.
Anglezarke Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anglezarke Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Rivington chain to the west of Anglezarke in Lancashire, England. Anglezarke Reservoir has three embankments: the Charnock Embankment, the longest, is 850 yards long and 31 feet high, the Knowsley Embankment is 240 yards long and 45 feet high and the Heapey Embankment is 280 feet long and 32 feet high.
Rivington Hall Barn
Heritage site
Photo: Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rivington Hall Barn adjoins Rivington Hall in Rivington, Lancashire, near Chorley and Bolton. The Tithe barn foundation stones support a Medieval cruck construction and possibly date to the between the 9th and 15th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chorley and Horwich.
Chorley
Photo: jim walton, CC BY 3.0.
Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors. Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area.
Horwich
Town
Photo: Nicholasjf21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.
Astley Village
Hamlet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Astley Village is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, covering a suburb of Chorley. According to the 2011 census, its population was 3,005.
High Bullough Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.6473° or 53° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.5781° or 2° 34′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C5VJCWC+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 4599840OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7336658
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“High Bullough Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “High Bullough Reservoir”
- German: “High Bullough Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jepson’s Gate and Healey Nab.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Viewpoint and Gamekeeper’s Cottage At Siddow Fold.
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