Torside Reservoir, Crowden-in-Longdendale

Name: Torside Reservoir
Address: Crowden-in-Longdendale, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Crowden-in-Longdendale

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Torside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. ()

Length: 7382 ftAverage depth: 85 ftElevation: 656 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°28'55"N, 1°54'14"W

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Crowden-in-Longdendale United Kingdom

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Torside Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Manor Park, Bleaklow, All Saints' Church, Black Chew Head.

2.8 miSW
Park
Manor Park, Glossop
73 min walk • Manor Park is a city park in Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bleaklow, Crowden-in-Longdendale
59 min walk • Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. It is north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass, and south of the A628 Woodhead Pass.
2.6 miSW
Church
All Saints' Church, Glossop
67 min walk • All Saints’ Church, Glossop is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Glossop, Derbyshire.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Chew Head, Crowden-in-Longdendale
59 min walk • Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England.
0.5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Longdendale Trail, Crowden-in-Longdendale
13 min walk • The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway line, which ran between Manchester and Sheffield and closed east of Hadfield in 1981.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnfield Reservoir
83 min walk • Arnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Chew Valley, Crowden-in-Longdendale
69 min walk • Chew Valley in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England, follows the course of Chew Brook on the western slopes of Black Chew Head to where it joins the River Tame at Greenfield, east of Manchester.
2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Featherbed Moss, Crowden-in-Longdendale
52 min walk • Featherbed Moss is a flat-topped hill, 541 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a joint county top.
2.7 miW
Lake, Dam
Bottoms Reservoir, Peak District
69 min walk • Bottoms Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed between 1865 and 1877, by John Frederick Bateman as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
2.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Glossop Castle, Glossop
74 min walk • Glossop Castle is a Norman earthwork north of Glossop, off Hilltop Road, 14 miles east of Manchester, on the A57. The site is visible from the main road, standing atop a commanding ridge. Some 12 miles southeast is Peveril Castle.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Valehouse Reservoir, Crowden-in-Longdendale
47 min walk • Valehouse 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 while maintaining a constant flow into the river.