Upper Rivington Reservoir Claimed

Upper Rivington Reservoir is situated centrally in the Rivington chain of reservoirs, on the West Pennine Moors between Rivington and Anglezarke. Construction took place between 1852 and 1857. The two dams of the Upper Rivington reservoir are the 267 metre Horrobin Embankment that separates it from the lower reservoir and carries a road into the village from the west, and the 332 metre long, 12.2 metre high Yarrow Embankment. A popular walking destination, between Anglezarke Reservoir to the north, Lower Rivington Reservoir to the south, and Yarrow reservoir to the east.