Piethorne Reservoir

#3548 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Piethorne Reservoir is the largest of several reservoirs in the Piethorne Valley above Newhey, by Milnrow, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was built between 1858 and 1868. ()

Maximum depth: 72 ftElevation: 833 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°36'35"N, 2°3'17"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Saddleworth Museum, Booth Wood Reservoir, Stanza Stones Trail, Royton Town Hall.

4.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Art gallery
Saddleworth Museum, Oldham
122 min walk • Saddleworth Museum is an independent museum in Uppermill village, Saddleworth, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is a registered charity and was accredited by the MLA.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Booth Wood Reservoir
113 min walk • Booth Wood Reservoir is a man-made upland reservoir that lies north of the M62 motorway and south of the A672 road near to Rishworth and Ripponden in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.
4.2 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stanza Stones Trail, Marsden
107 min walk • The Stanza Stones Trail is a 47-mile walking route from Marsden to Ilkley, along the Pennine watershed in northern England, linking six poems by Simon Armitage which have been carved into stone.
4.1 miSW
City hall
Royton Town Hall, Oldham
105 min walk • Royton Town Hall is a municipal building in Rochdale Road, Royton, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall was the headquarters of Royton Urban District Council.
2.4 miSE
Church
St Thomas' Church
62 min walk • St Thomas' Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4 miSE
Hill
Standedge, Diggle
101 min walk • Standedge is a moorland escarpment in the Pennine Hills of northern England between Marsden, West Yorkshire and Diggle, Greater Manchester. Standedge has been a major moorland crossing point since Roman times and possibly earlier.
3.6 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Rochdale
92 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in Halifax Road, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church in the benefice of Wardle and Smallbridge, the deanery of Rochdale, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale
57 min walk • Hollingworth Lake is a 130-acre reservoir at Smithy Bridge in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England. It was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but developed as a tourist resort from the 1860s.
3.8 miS
Park
Strinesdale Reservoir, Oldham
97 min walk • Strinesdale is a reservoir situated on the A62 between Oldham and Delph in Greater Manchester, England. The town of Rochdale is to the north and the town of Oldham to the south. It is fed by the River Medlock. Strinesdale is an area of water and woodland covering approximately 40 acres.
2.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Castleshaw Roman Fort, Ashton-under-Lyne
70 min walk • Castleshaw Roman fort was a castellum in the Roman province of Britannia. Although there is no evidence to substantiate the claim, it has been suggested that Castleshaw Roman fort is the site of Rigodunum, a Brigantian settlement.
4.1 miSW
Town, Area
Royton, Oldham
104 min walk • Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284, officially, however including Daz Grimes the unofficial number rises to 21,294, in 2011.