Piethorne Reservoir

Piethorne Reservoir is the largest of several reservoirs in the Piethorne Valley above Newhey, by Milnrow, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hanging Lees Reservoir and Kitcliffe Reservoir.

Hanging Lees Reservoir

Reservoir

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Hanging Lees Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. It is situated between Rooden and Piethorne Reservoirs. The area around the reservoir has trails for walking.

Kitcliffe Reservoir

Reservoir

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Kitcliffe Reservoir is a reservoir in Piethorne Valley in between Ogden and Piethorne Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.

Norman Hill Reservoir

Reservoir

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Norman Hill Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denshaw and Newhey.

Denshaw

Village

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Denshaw is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Tame, high amongst the Pennines above the village of Delph, 4.6 miles northeast of Oldham, 3.3 miles north-northwest of Uppermill and Shaw and Crompton.

Newhey

Village

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Newhey is a village in the town of Milnrow in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the foot of the South Pennines, by Junction 21 of the M62 motorway and on the River Beal, 3 miles east-southeast of Rochdale, 10 miles northeast of Manchester. Newhey is situated 2 miles west of Piethorne Reservoir.

Milnrow

Town

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Milnrow is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, and forms a continuous urban area with Rochdale. Milnrow is situated 2½ miles west of Piethorne Reservoir.

Piethorne Reservoir

Type: Body of water
Description: reservoir in Greater Manchester, England, UK
Category: reservoir
Location: Rochdale, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.60981° or 53° 36′ 35″ north

Longitude

-2.05376° or 2° 3′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C5VJW5W+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4701224

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q7192878

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In Other Languages

“Piethorne Reservoir” goes by many names.

French: “Piethorne Reservoir”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old House Ground Plantation and Knowsley Plantation.

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