Belmont Reservoir

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Belmont Reservoir
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Belmont Reservoir. Taken from near outflow, showing Bolton sailing club on promontory.
Location map United Kingdom Blackburn with Darwen.svg
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Belmont Reservoir
Shown within Blackburn with Darwen
Location Belmont, Lancashire, England
Coordinates 53°38′42″N2°29′37″W / 53.64500°N 2.49361°W / 53.64500; -2.49361 Coordinates: 53°38′42″N2°29′37″W / 53.64500°N 2.49361°W / 53.64500; -2.49361

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]

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