Upper Barden Reservoir
Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thorpe Fell Top and Embsay Reservoir.
Thorpe Fell Top
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe Fell Top is the top of the hill of Burnsall and Thorpe Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, itself forming part of a larger wedge of ground between Wharfedale and Skipton.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m.
Barden Tower
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barden Tower is a ruined building in the Parish of Barden, in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. The tower was used as a hunting lodge in the 15th and 16th centuries, and despite a renovation in the 1650s, it fell into disrepair in the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassington and Skipton.
Grassington
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grassington is a small town in Wharfedale in North Yorkshire, set in the limestone scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. You come here to browse in the cobbled market square and to hike the hills.
Skipton
Skipton is a market town in North Yorkshire, with a population of 15,000 in 2021. It has a sturdy castle and scenic canal; it's within a short travel time of the Leeds-Bradford conurbation and is on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, so it's a popular day-trip destination.
Embsay
Village
Photo: John Winterbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby.
Upper Barden Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: freshwater reservoir in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.0169° or 54° 1′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.9828° or 1° 58′ 58″ westOperator
Yorkshire WaterOpen location code
9C6W2288+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4921398OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q105087226
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