Bradshaw Brook

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Bradshaw Brook
Jumbles Reservoir 1.jpg
The Jumbles Reservoir
Location
Country England
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Lancashire
Mouth  
  location
River Tonge, Bolton
  coordinates
53°34′25.42″N2°24′17.14″W / 53.5737278°N 2.4047611°W / 53.5737278; -2.4047611 Coordinates: 53°34′25.42″N2°24′17.14″W / 53.5737278°N 2.4047611°W / 53.5737278; -2.4047611

Bradshaw Brook is a river draining parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in Northern England.

Contents

Starting life as Cadshaw Brook draining a valley named Green Lowe Clough on Turton Moor, the brook feeds the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir and Wayoh Reservoir (the latter also fed by Blackstone Brook and Whittlestone Head Brook). From there, the river traverses Turton Bottoms and passes Chapeltown before feeding Jumbles Reservoir (along with Hazelhurst Brook).

Bradshaw Brook then passes Bromley Cross and Bradshaw on its way to meet the River Tonge at Leverhulme Park east of Bolton.

Local nature reserve

Upper Bradshaw Valley local nature reserve is in the wooded valley of the Bradshaw Brook. The woodlands are native broadleaf trees and are separated by meadow areas. At the northern end is a disused quarry with pond areas. Bolton's arboretum is located at the southern end. The brook, a tributary of the River Croal, flows through the reserve from Jumbles Reservoir. [1]

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References

  1. Upper Bradshaw Valley, Natural England , retrieved 22 December 2016