Remains of the Bilberry Reservoir
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The Bilberry reservoir collapsed in 1852 causing 81 deaths in the valley below - see the link below.
Holmfirth was also flooded in 1916 due to another reservoir bursting its banks.
Holmfirth was also flooded in 1916 due to another reservoir bursting its banks.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmfirth_Flood
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°33'35"N 1°50'49"W
- Howden Reservoir 14 km
- Ladybower Reservoir 19 km
- Damflask Reservoir 22 km
- Lower Rivington Reservoir 49 km
- Fewston Reservoir 49 km
- Anglezarke Reservoir 50 km
- Thruscross Reservoir 52 km
- Grimwith Reservoir 59 km
- Gouthwaite Reservoir 63 km
- Stocks Reservoir 63 km
- Millennium Wood 2.7 km
- Meltham Methodist Burial Ground 3.1 km
- Calmlands Allotments 3.2 km
- Black Hill (Peak District) 3.2 km
- Meltham Church of England Primary School 3.3 km
- The Co-operative 3.6 km
- Hoe Grain (and lay-by) 4.1 km
- Shiny Brook 4.2 km
- Saddleworth Moor 5.7 km