Hury Reservoir is a
reservoir in
County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...
,
England situated in
Baldersdale
Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard Castle. Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Und ...
. The reservoir is located about four miles south of
Middleton-in-Teesdale and about three miles west of
Cotherstone. It supplies water for
Teesdale and is owned by
Northumbrian Water
Northumbrian Water Limited is a water company in the United Kingdom, providing mains water and sewerage services in the English counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and parts of North Yorkshire, and also supplying water as Es ...
. It gets its name from the nearby village of
Hury
Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ...
. It is almost adjoined to
Blackton Reservoir
Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4 miles (7 km) west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees.
It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for T ...
to the immediate west. The dam 'bridges' the
River Balder which flows in an easterly direction to meet the
River Tees
The River Tees (), in Northern England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough. The modern day history of the river has be ...
at Cotherstone. Hury Reservoir was under construction in 1891–92.
See also
*
List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
References
* https://maps.nls.uk/view/125623045
Drinking water reservoirs in England
Reservoirs in County Durham
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