Belmont Reservoir

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]

Belmont Reservoir
Belmont Reservoir. Taken from near outflow, showing Bolton sailing club on promontory.
Belmont Reservoir
Shown within Blackburn with Darwen
LocationBelmont, Lancashire, England
Coordinates53°38′42″N 2°29′37″W

References
  1. "waterscape.com". Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. "northturton.com". Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "The full Witton Weavers Way". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. "Bolton Sailing Club". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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