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Thirlmere Reservoir
Thirlmere Reservoir is in The Lake District National Park in England.
Thirlmere Reservoir was originally two smaller lakes. In 1889 they were purchased by Manchester City Corporation Waterworks, to be made into a reservoir to supply water to Manchester. The area was dammed and became one large reservoir, at nearly 4 miles long.
In the process of building the reservoir, the settlements of Armboth and Wythburn were submerged. The only remaining building is the church at Wythburn.
The first stone for the dam was laid on the 22nd August 1890.
On 13th October 1894, the first water flowed into Manchester, having travelled 95.9 miles along the Thirlmere Aqueduct from Thirlmere Reservoir.
Created: 15 April 2018 Edited: 29 November 2023
Thirlmere Details
Thirlmere is a large freshwater lake in Cumbria, situated at an altitude of around 178 meters and is deep.
The shoreline of Thirlmere Reservoir is approximately 14.874 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 178 m
- Shoreline: 14.874 Km
- Depth: Deep
Thirlmere Reservoir
Local History around Thirlmere Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Lead mine and ore works at Greenhead Gill, GrasmereCastlerigg stone circle and two bowl barrowsTwo medieval shielings 240m north west of Clough FoldTwo medieval shielings 25m north of Clough FoldMedieval shieling 160m north west of Clough FoldTwo medieval shielings 210m north west of Clough FoldShoulthwaite Gill hillfort, ThirlmereReecastle Crag hillfortTwo medieval shielings 60m north of Clough FoldRound cairn on Dunmail Raise.
