Walshaw Dean Reservoirs

Walshaw Dean Reservoirs are three reservoirs above , , England. They are between Hebden Bridge and Top Withins, a ruined farmhouse near , the reputed inspiration for "Wuthering Heights" in the novel of the same name by Emily Brontë.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoirs in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: Walshaw Dean Middle Reservoir

Places of Interest

Highlights include Top Withens and Brontë Waterfall.

Ruins
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
is a ruined farmhouse near , , England, notable for its association with Wuthering Heights. It occupies a remote and exposed position on Haworth Moor, 1,377 feet above sea level.

Waterfall
on the South Dean Beck is about a mile south-west of , near in , England. Beck is a dialect word for a stream.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heptonstall and Scar Top.

Village
Hebden Bridge is an old mill town in . It is set in the deep cleft of a heavily wooded steep-sided valley, with a river, Hebden Water, running through it, crossed by the packhorse bridge that gives the town its name.

Hamlet
is a farming hamlet near the tourist village of in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough, in England. It is in the BD22 postcode area.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haworth and , in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in , England.

Walshaw Dean Reservoirs

Latitude
53.8002° or 53° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.052° or 2° 3′ 7″ west
Operator
Yorkshire Water
Open location code
9C5VRW2X+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4685613
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7963848
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In Other Languages

“Walshaw Dean Reservoirs” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Walshaw Dean Reservoirs

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blake Dean and Walshaw and Lancashire Moor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walshaw Dean Higher Reservoir and Walshaw Dean Lower Reservoir.

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