Yarrow Reservoir
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.Photo: PopUpPirate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rivington Hall Barn and Rivington Pike.
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.
Rivington Pike
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Baresi franco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington, Chorley in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich.
Great House Barn
Heritage site
Photo: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great House Barn is a 16th-century barn and Listed building in Rivington, Lancashire, England. Built as a tithe barn it is believed to be one of the oldest of its type in the county and is a Grade II listed building.
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.
Yarrow Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Lancashire, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rivington, Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.6361° or 53° 38′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.5669° or 2° 34′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5VJCPM+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 4599841OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7336653
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Yarrow Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Yarrow Reservoir”
- German: “Yarrow Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rivington and Jepson’s Gate.
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Highlights include Wilcocks Farm Caravan Park and Dean Wood.
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