Valehouse (or Vale House) reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale chain, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.[1] The upper reservoirs supplied the drinking water, while Vale House and Bottoms were compensation reservoirs which guaranteed the flow of water to the water-powered mills downstream.[2] Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... ... The River Etherow is a river in the north west of England, and a tributary of the River Mersey. ... The River Etherow is a river in the north west of England, and a tributary of the River Mersey. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... The view westward down Longdendale from above the Woodhead Tunnel, showing the Longdendale Trail (left) and A628 Woodhead Pass road. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... The River Etherow is a river in the north west of England, and a tributary of the River Mersey. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... Bottoms reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. ...
The Longdendale Chain is a sequence of six reservoirs on the River Etherow in the valley of Longdendale, in northern Derbyshire. ... Bottoms reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. ... Rhodeswood reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. ...
Coordinates: 53°28′N, 1°56′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
An estate survey, or 'Extent' of the lordship for 1360 was published by the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire in July 2005.
The River Etherow, a tributary of the River Mersey, rises south of Holmfirth and then flows through a chain of six reservoirs known as the Longdendale Chain: Arnside Reservoir, Bottoms Reservoir, ValehouseReservoir, Rhodeswood Reservoir, Torside Reservoir, Woodhead Reservoir.
The first railway line between Manchester and Sheffield was constructed between 1839 and 1845 on the south side of the reservoir chain by 1,500 navvies of whom many died and most suffered illness.
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