Derwent Reservoir - Birchinlee Village Marker

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Derwent Reservoir - Birchinlee Village Marker by Alan Heardman as part of the Geograph project.

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Derwent Reservoir - Birchinlee Village Marker

Image: © Alan Heardman Taken: 19 Mar 2008

Birchinlee village was built by the Derwent Valley Water Board to accommodate navvies who built the Derwent and Howden Dams during the early part of the 20th century.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.4204
Longitude
-1.750783