Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Lowlands
Tunstall Reservoir
Tunstall Reservoir — reservoir in County Durham, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wolsingham · 4.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tunstall Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in County Durham, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.7622°, -1.9008°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tunstall Reservoir was a water supply storage reservoir completed in 1879, and now used solely to maintain minimum regulatory flows on the River Wear in northeast England. It is situated in the north Pennines of the United Kingdom, and lies 3.5 km north of the village of Wolsingham, in Weardale, County Durham. The earthen embankment dam, which impounds the reservoir, is recognized as the location where pressure grouting with cement grout was first utilized in 1876 by engineer Thomas Hawksley, to reduce leakage within the rock foundation under an earth dam. Pressure grouting has since become normal practice for construction and remediation at dams and related water resource projects.
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- Coordinates
- 54.7622, -1.9008
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Postcode
- DL13 3LX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Wolsingham — 4.1 km
- Official site
- www.gemstat.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7372259 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tunstall Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tunstall Reservoir?
- Tunstall Reservoir is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 3LX), in the parish of Wolsingham.
- Is Tunstall Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Tunstall Reservoir is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Tunstall Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 3LX.