Welford Reservoir
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Welford Reservoir is in the English
county of Northamptonshire
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Welford Reservoir is the lower of a pair of reservoirs owned by British Waterways
- the other being Sulby Reservoir
- that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal
by way of the navigable Welford Arm.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
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Welford Reservoir is the lower of a pair of reservoirs owned by British Waterways
British Waterways
British Waterways is a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom, serving as the navigation authority in England, Scotland and Wales for the vast majority of the canals as well as a number of rivers and docks...
- the other being Sulby Reservoir
Sulby Reservoir (Northamptonshire)
Sulby Reservoir is in the English county of Northamptonshire.Sulby Reservoir is the higher of a pair of reservoirs owned by British Waterways - the other being Welford Reservoir - that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal by way of the navigable Welford Arm....
- that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
by way of the navigable Welford Arm.