Piethorne Reservoir
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| Piethorne Reservoir | |
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| Location | Greater Manchester |
| Coordinates | 53°36′35″N 2°3′18″W / 53.60972°N 2.055°WCoordinates: 53°36′35″N 2°3′18″W / 53.60972°N 2.055°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Piethorne Brook Cold Greave Brook |
| Primary outflows | Piethorne Brook |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Piethorne Reservoir is the largest of several reservoirs in the Piethorne Valley above Milnrow, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1866.
During excavations at Piethorne in the mid-18th century, a Celtic spear-head with a 5-inch (130 mm) blade was unearthed, implying human habitation in the locality during the British Iron Age.[1]
| Reservoir downstream | Piethorne Valley | Reservoir upstream |
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| Kitcliffe Reservoir | Norman Hill Reservoir Hanging Lees Reservoir |
[edit] References
- ^ Bateson 1949, p. 3
Walking in the South Pennines By Gladys Sellers, Jim Mansell
[edit] Bibliography
- Bateson, Hartley (1949), A Centenary History of Oldham, Oldham County Borough Council, ISBN 5-00-095162-X
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