Reservoirs & lochs · West Midlands
Frankley Reservoir
In or near Barnt Green.
Frankley Reservoir — reservoir in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Northfield · 2.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Frankley Reservoir is located in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, with the postcode B32 4BL. The nearest railway station is Northfield, which is 2.6 km away. Entry to the reservoir is free.
About
Frankley Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.4207°, -1.9985°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Frankley Reservoir is a semi-circular reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. Its construction was authorised by the Birmingham Corporation Water Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. clxxiii) It was built by Birmingham Corporation Water Department to designs by Abram Kellett of Ealing in 1904. It contains 900,000 cubic metres (200,000,000 imp gal) of water received from the Elan Valley Reservoirs, 117 km (73 mi) away, in Wales, which arrives via the Elan aqueduct, by the power of gravity alone, dropping 52 metres (171 ft) – an average gradient of 1 in 2,300. Before 1987 it was leaking 540 litres (120 imp gal) per second. In that year ground-penetrating radar was used successfully to isolate the leaks.
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- Coordinates
- 52.4207, -1.9985
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Bromsgrove
- Parish
- Frankley
- Postcode
- B32 4BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Nearest railway station
- Northfield — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5491125 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Frankley Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Frankley Reservoir.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frankley Reservoir?
- Frankley Reservoir is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B32 4BL), in the parish of Frankley.
- What is Frankley Reservoir?
- Frankley Reservoir — reservoir in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
- How do I get to Frankley Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Northfield, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode B32 4BL.
- Is Frankley Reservoir free to visit?
- Yes, Frankley Reservoir is free to enter.
- How do I get to Frankley Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Northfield, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B32 4BL.