| The Sabden Way A Circular Walk Round the Beautiful Sabden Valley -
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Turn sharp left and go down to a small iron gate. Passing through the gate, turn right to walk around the reservoir. Churn Clough was opened in 1892 and extended by 5 feet in 1920. During the 1995 Summer drought water was pumped overland from this reservoir to Ogden Clough near Barley to feed the town of Nelson. The boundary wall round the reservoir is 582 yards long and the tower 60 feet high. Over to the left the original bailiff's house fell into ruin but was rebuilt in 1995 and is now a private dwelling. Carry on along the track and go through the kissing-gate by the railings and up the track to a stone stile. The small hill on the left is locally known as Rabbit Hill but keep on the track descending to a kissing-gate and turn sharp left after going through it. |
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