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'''Tittesworth Reservoir''' is a water storage [[reservoir]] near [[Leek, Staffordshire|Leek]], [[Staffordshire]], [[England]], fed by the [[River Churnet]]. The reservoir and associated [[water treatment]] works are owned and operated by [[Severn Trent Water]]. |
'''Tittesworth Reservoir''' is a water storage [[reservoir]] near [[Leek, Staffordshire|Leek]], [[Staffordshire]], [[England]], fed by the [[River Churnet]]. The reservoir and associated [[water treatment]] works are owned and operated by [[Severn Trent Water]]. |
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==History== |
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The reservoir was built in 1858 and extended in 1963.<ref name=bho>{{cite book |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/staffs/vol7/pp232-239 |first1=A. P. |last1=Baggs |first2=M. F. |last2=Cleverdon |first3=D. A. |last3=Johnston |first4=N. J. |last4=Tringham |chapter=Leek: Tittesworth |title=A History of the County of Stafford |volume=7: Leek and the Moorlands |editor-first1=C. R. J. |editor-last1=Currie |editor-first2=M. W. |editor-last2=Greenslade |location=London |date=1996 |pages=232-239 |via=British History Online |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> |
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==Reservoir== |
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Tittesworth is the [[List of reservoirs in Staffordshire|second largest]] reservoir by volume in the county of Staffordshire. The [[Peak District Boundary Walk]] runs past the reservoir.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=McCloy|first=Andrew|title=Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park|publisher=Friends of the Peak District|year=2017|isbn=978-1909461536}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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  Tittesworth Reservoir | |
| Location | Staffordshire |
| Coordinates | 53°08′02″N 2°00′47″W / 53.134°N 2.013°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | River Churnet |
| Primary outflows | River Churnet |
| Managing agency | Severn Trent Water |
| Built | 1963 |
| Max. length | 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) |
| Surface area | 760,000 square metres (190 acres) |
| Water volume | 6,440,000m³ (1.4 billion gallons) |
| Shore length1 | 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet. The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated by Severn Trent Water.
History
The reservoir was built in 1858 and extended in 1963.[1]
Reservoir
Tittesworth is the second largest reservoir by volume in the county of Staffordshire. The Peak District Boundary Walk runs past the reservoir.[2]
References
- ^ Baggs, A. P.; Cleverdon, M. F.; Johnston, D. A.; Tringham, N. J. (1996). "Leek: Tittesworth". In Currie, C. R. J.; Greenslade, M. W. (eds.). A History of the County of Stafford. Vol. 7: Leek and the Moorlands. London. pp. 232–239. Retrieved 18 December 2015 – via British History Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.