Reservoirs & lochs · North East England
Whittle Dene reservoirs
In or near Horsley.
Whittle Dene reservoirs in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe · 5.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Whittle Dene reservoirs is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Whittle Dene is 12 miles (19 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, straddling the B6318 Military Road, and is a complex of reservoirs and treatment works forming the last stage in the supply of drinking water to Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A major need for piped water within Newcastle was for fire-fighting, and it was a local insurance company, the Newcastle Fire Office, which provided some of the earliest water supply points. The fire office obtained much of its water from flooded colliery workings in the Coxlodge area, the water being pumped out by a windmill and run via a brick conduit to a reservoir on the Town Moor. Better-planned proposals led to the Whittle Dean Water Company being established in 1845. Reservoirs were planned at Whittle Dene above the village of Ovingham. These reservoirs, completed in 1848, at last gave Newcastle and Gateshead a steady, clean and regular supply of water. At this point the major works…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0090, -1.9000
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Horsley
- Postcode
- NE18 0LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe — 5.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7358425 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whittle Dene (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whittle Dene reservoirs?
- Whittle Dene reservoirs is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE18 0LH), in the parish of Horsley.
- What is Whittle Dene reservoirs?
- Whittle Dene reservoirs in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Whittle Dene reservoirs?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE18 0LH.
- Is Whittle Dene reservoirs free to visit?
- Yes, Whittle Dene reservoirs is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whittle Dene reservoirs?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE18 0LH.