Belmont Reservoir
Reservoir in Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belmont Reservoir is a reservoir north of the small moorland village of Belmont, Lancashire, England, fed by the Belmont Brook.[1][2] It was built in 1826 by the Bolton Waterworks to supply water to the rapidly expanding town of Bolton.[3] Belmont was once a thriving industrial centre for stone quarrying and printing.[1] The reservoir is the home of the Bolton Sailing Club.[4] The reservoir is important to wintering wildfowl.[2]
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Belmont Reservoir | |
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Location | Belmont, Lancashire, England |
Coordinates | 53°38′42″N 2°29′37″W |
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