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Ducks and geese at New Line Reservoir in the Britannia area of Bacup, in Lancashire, England.
©Steven Haslington
Ducks and geese at New Line Reservoir in the Britannia area of Bacup, in Lancashire, England.
©Steven Haslington
New Line Reservoir at Britannia, in Rossendale, Lancashire.
©Steven Haslington
Dist:0.1km<br/>The reservoir was originally built in 1853 to supply local mills with water. In 1985 it formed part of Rossendale Council's Greenways Scheme to provide areas of public amenity. It sits at the side of the A6066 main road to Rochdale near Britannia.
©michael ely
Dist:0.1km<br/>Probably the service reservoir for Height Barn Mill, the mill has been demolished
©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.3km<br/>A pipe bridge over the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway line, now a cycleway, at Britannia.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km<br/>It is not often that you see pigs in the open on a hillside.
©Bill Boaden
Dist:0.4km<br/>Part of a new housing development of eighty odd houses
©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking north on the A671 at Britannia, from Cobden Street.
©David Dixon
Dist:0.4km<br/>Now converted to a house.
©robert wade
Dist:0.5km<br/>For sale.
©robert wade
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©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.5km<br/>Five footpaths meet at this point.
©Bill Boaden
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking towards Rochdale.
©robert wade
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©Alexander P Kapp

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