Reservoirs & lochs · East Midlands
Langsett Reservoir
Langsett Reservoir — reservoir in South Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penistone · 5.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Langsett Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Managed by Sheffield Corporation Water Works. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in South Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4964°, -1.6861°.
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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
Langsett Reservoir is in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water. Fed by the Little Don or Porter River, it is around a mile long, and supplies water for Barnsley and Sheffield via the Langsett Treatment Works.
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Background
Architecture
Construction of the reservoir began in 1898, the logistics of getting the workforce and materials to Langsett caused great difficulty as most of them came up from Sheffield. This involved a journey over four different stretches of railway line, the first leg was from Sheffield Midland Station to Deepcar, this was followed by a journey to Stocksbridge on the Samuel Fox and Company private line. From the Samuel Fox steelworks a new one mile long line was built to reach the to join up with the Water Authority track up to Langsett Reservoir. The reservoir is 125 acre in area with a depth of 97 ft and has a holding capacity of 1,408 million gallons, making it the largest of the water supply…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4964, -1.6861
- District
- Barnsley
- Parish
- Langsett
- Postcode
- S36 4GY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Penistone — 5.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6486475 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Langsett Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Langsett Reservoir from Hingcliff Common.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langsett Reservoir?
- Langsett Reservoir is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S36 4GY), in the parish of Langsett.
- Who runs Langsett Reservoir?
- Langsett Reservoir is operated by Sheffield Corporation Water Works.
- Is Langsett Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Langsett Reservoir is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Langsett Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Penistone, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S36 4GY.