Chasewater is a 3 km² reservoir between Brownhills, Norton Canes and Burntwood, in Staffordshire, England. Generally, a reservoir is something that can hold matter or energy. ... Brownhills is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Burntwood is a town in Staffordshire, England, lying in the Cannock Chase area approximately four miles east of Lichfield. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

History

Work on building the reservoir started in 1796 and it was opened on 8 May 1797. In May 1799 the eastern dam burst, flooding the valley below. Work started soon to rebuild the dam which re-opened on 2 January 1800 to supply water to the Wyrley & Essington Canal, and it quickly became a profit-centre for the canal company, selling water to other canals in the area. 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Wyrley and Essington Canal is a canal in the Midlands of England, from Wolverhampton to Cannock. ...

Legislation to close the canal was enacted in 1954. The reservoir became known as Norton Pool. Brownhills Urban District Council purchased Norton Pool in 1956 for £5,600 which was for a total area of 272 acres (1 km²) and 2 cottages, from the British Transport Commission and renamed it Chasewater. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlees post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in the UK. Its first chairman was Lord Hurcomb. ...

Today

The surrounding area is designated as a country park. The reservoir hosts a variety of activities including water-skiing, sailing, angling and bird watching. Running around Chasewater is the Chasewater Railway. Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. ...

External links

• Chasewater Wildlife Group