Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands
Horton

Rudyard Lake

Rudyard Lake is a in , located north-west of the town of . It was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal.
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Photo: Philverney, Public domain.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Rudyard Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rudyard railway station and Church of St Lawrence, Rushton Spencer.

Railway station
served the village of , in , England.

Church
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak
is a hill at the southern end of the , overlooking the town of in the . The hill is mainly moorland with some small wooded areas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leek and Horton.

Photo: EthelRedThePetrolHead, CC BY 2.0.
is a market town in the district of the county of , England. The town lies on the , 10 miles north east of .

Hamlet
Photo: Clive Woolliscroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of . The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781. It is situated about 3 miles W of Leek.

Village
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located on the hill which bears the same name. It is in parish and is a part of the district in .

Rudyard Lake

Latitude
53.1342° or 53° 8′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.0831° or 2° 4′ 59″ west
Operator
Canal and River Trust
Open location code
9C5V4WM8+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 6244859
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7332702
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Satellite Map

Discover Rudyard Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Rudyard Lake” goes by many names.
  • French: “Rudyard Lake”
  • Japanese: “ラドヤード湖”
  • Russian: “Радьярд”
  • Russian: “Редьярд”
  • Spanish: “Lago Rudyard”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rudyard and Rushton Spencer.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hunthouse Wood and Rudyard Lake Sailing Club.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rudyard Lake”. Photo: Philverney, Public domain.