Tittesworth Reservoir
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World / United Kingdom / England
lake, reservoir
Tittesworth reservoir is situated high up in the Staffordshire moorland area and overlooked by The Roaches, a gritstone edge. The original 1858 dam was used to regulate the flow of the river Churnet for use in Leek's textile mills, the existing dam was built between 1959 and 1963, to provide for increasing water demand in Leek, Stoke on Trent and the surrounding area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tittesworth_reservoir
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Coordinates: 53°8'0"N 2°0'38"W
- Rudyard Lake 5.6 km
- Carsington Water 25 km
- Blithfield Reservoir 35 km
- Ogston Reservoir 38 km
- Comber Mere 44 km
- Foremark Reservoir 48 km
- Hawk Lake 51 km
- Staunton Harold Reservoir 51 km
- Chasewater 51 km
- Alvecote Pools 60 km
- Gun 3.4 km
- The Roaches 3.7 km
- Leek and Upper Hulme Training Area 4.7 km
- Staffordshire Moorlands 7 km
- Quarnford CP 7.7 km
- Dove Head 10 km
- Piggford Moor 10 km
- High Moor 11 km
- Axe Edge Moor 11 km
- The Peak District 13 km