Reservoirs & lochs · South Wales
Beacons Reservoir
Beacons Reservoir — reservoir in Powys, Wales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Torpantau · 6.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Beacons Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Managed by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Powys, Wales, UK". Coordinates: 51.8564°, -3.4719°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Beacons Reservoir (Welsh: Cronfa'r Bannau) is the northernmost of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. It was built by Cardiff Corporation Waterworks between 1893 and 1897, and the water is impounded by an earth dam with a clay core. Since 1973 it has been owned by Welsh Water. As its name suggests, it is located in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the Powys unitary authority area and within the historic county boundaries of Breconshire. There is access to the Taff Trail from the car park below the dam.
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Background
History
Cardiff Corporation had bought out the Cardiff Waterworks Company in 1879, and in March 1881 asked their Borough Engineer, John Avery Brandon Williams, to produce a report on all possible sources of water for Cardiff, so that they could plan for the future. Williams presented his reports in May and August 1881, suggesting that the best scheme was to impound the waters of the upper Taff Fawr. After consulting the water engineer John Frederick Bateman, who also recommended the Taff Fawr scheme in June 1882 as the one most likely to meet the needs for water at the lowest cost, the corporation presented a bill to Parliament in November 1883, which was considered by a House of Commons committee…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8564, -3.4719
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Glyn Tarell
- Postcode
- LD3 8NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nearest railway station
- Torpantau — 6.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3403780 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Beacons Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Beacons Reservoir Snowy.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beacons Reservoir?
- Beacons Reservoir is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD3 8NL), in the parish of Glyn Tarell.
- Who runs Beacons Reservoir?
- Beacons Reservoir is operated by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.
- How do I get to Beacons Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Torpantau, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LD3 8NL.