Olton Reservoir
Olton Reservoir or Olton Mere is a canal feeder reservoir in the Olton district of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The reservoir, constructed in 1799 to supply the Grand Union Canal, was formed from marshland fed by Folly Brook.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in West Midlands, England, UK
- Also known as: “Olton Mere”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Solihull railway station and Olton railway station.
Solihull railway station
Railway station
Photo: Graham Butcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Solihull railway station serves the market town of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways.
Olton railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Olton railway station serves the Olton area of the town of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England. The station is operated by West Midlands Trains. The entrance, seen in the centre where the station's booking office is located, leads into a tunnel which runs under the tracks providing an access staircase and lift to the island platform.
Acocks Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acocks Green railway station serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London to Birkenhead the station is now served by West Midlands Railway, who manage the station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shirley and Acocks Green.
Shirley
Town
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shirley is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically a rural settlement within the county of Warwickshire, it is now contiguous with nearby Solihull and Birmingham.
Acocks Green
Suburb
Photo: araucaria araucana, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acocks Green is a suburban area and ward of southeast Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family, who built a large house there in 1370. It is occasionally spelled "Acock's Green".
Springfield
Suburb
Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Springfield is a ward in south east Birmingham, England, created in 2004 from much of the old Sparkhill ward. It is a part of the formal district of Hall Green.
Olton Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.4323° or 52° 25′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.8037° or 1° 48′ 14″ westInception
1799Operator
Olton Mere Sailing ClubOpen location code
9C4WC5JW+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 4907163OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7088771
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