Reservoirs & lochs · East Midlands
Ladybower Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir — reservoir in Derbyshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hope · 4.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ladybower Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 210 km². Managed by Severn Trent. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Derbyshire, England". Coordinates: 53.3833°, -1.7167°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally through Ladybower Reservoir. The reservoir is owned by the water company Severn Trent. The area is now a tourist attraction, with the Fairholmes visitors' centre located at the northern tip of Ladybower. The east arm of the reservoir, fed by the Ladybower Brook, is overlooked by Hordron Edge stone circle.
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Background
Architecture
A57 road and the Ladybower Viaduct carries the A6013 to Bamford over the reservoir.]] Ladybower was built between 1935 and 1943 by the Derwent Valley Water Board to supplement the other two reservoirs in supplying the water needs of the East Midlands. It took a further two years to fill, which was done by 1945. The dam differs from the Howden Reservoir and Derwent Reservoir in that it is a clay-cored earth embankment and not a solid masonry dam. Below the dam is a cut-off trench deep and wide filled with concrete, stretching into the hills each side, to stop water leaking around the dam. The dam wall was built by Richard Baillie and Sons, a Scottish company. The two viaducts, Ashopton and…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3833, -1.7167
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- Derwent
- Postcode
- S33 0AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Nearest railway station
- Hope — 4.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1800100 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ladybower Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ladybower.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ladybower Reservoir?
- Ladybower Reservoir is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S33 0AX), in the parish of Derwent.
- Who runs Ladybower Reservoir?
- Ladybower Reservoir is operated by Severn Trent.
- Is Ladybower Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Ladybower Reservoir is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ladybower Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Hope, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S33 0AX.