Watergrove Reservoir

Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to in the , within , England. Rochdale Corporation chose Watergrove as a suitable site to build a large reservoir largely to a prolonged drought in the 1930s, resulting in water regularly being bought from .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brown Wardle Hill and Parish Church of St Bartholomew, Whitworth.

Peak
Photo: Christopher Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of , and the town of , England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and and stands 1,314 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest points in and Greater Manchester.

Church
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Prison
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckley Hall Prison is a Category C male prison in the Buckley district of in . It is operated by His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochdale and Todmorden.

Photo: G-13114, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in in the North West of England. Its Victorian era town hall is widely recognized as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country.

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is a pleasant town in Calderdale in ; it is considerably less visited than its better known neighbour, . 'Tod' is at the far west of Calderdale, bordering on and Lancashire.

Town
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Rochdale is a town in in the North West of England. Its Victorian era town hall is widely recognized as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country.

Watergrove Reservoir

Latitude
53.6588° or 53° 39′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.1381° or 2° 8′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C5VMV56+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4699555
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7349264
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wardle and Shore.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Town and Dobbin Hill.

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