Reservoirs & lochs · Yorkshire & the Humber
Angram Reservoir
Angram Reservoir — reservoir in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Angram Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Managed by Bradford Corporation Water Works. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1806°, -1.9394°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Nidderdale
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Angram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir. It is located at OS map reference SE040759. Between them they attract around 150,000 visitors a year. The reservoir takes its name from Angram, a settlement in the township of Stonebeck Up, submerged when the reservoir was completed in 1919. Little Whernside (604 metres [1,982 ft]) to the north and Great Whernside (704 metres [2,310 ft]) to the west of the reservoir are close by. The River Nidd flows for approximately 2 miles (3 km) from the flanks of Great Whernside before joining the reservoir.
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Background
History
The reservoir was built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire. It was built by Bradford Corporation between 1904 and 1919, under the Bradford Corporation Waterworks Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. ccxxxi) which also authorised the corporation to construct three other reservoirs in upper Nidderdale. Haden Carr reservoir was first built in the 1890s, just below Angram, and the works included the Nidd Aqueduct, by which water was transferred from Haden Carr to Chellow Heights via the Nidd Aqueduct using gravity only and no pumping. A small village was constructed at Angram site to house workers. The dam was faced with stone, which came from a quarry on the south side of the dale…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1806, -1.9394
- Address
- Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q542859 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Angram Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: AngramReservoir.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Angram Reservoir?
- Angram Reservoir is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- Who runs Angram Reservoir?
- Angram Reservoir is operated by Bradford Corporation Water Works.
- Is Angram Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Angram Reservoir is part of the Nidderdale National Landscape (AONB).