21-556: Ewden Valley is a valley in the civil parish of Bradfield in the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward of Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England. Ewden Village is located between the Moor Hall and Broomhead reservoirs , close to and south of Bolsterstone , within the civil parish of Stocksbridge. Work on the construction of the two reservoirs was started by Sheffield Corporation in 1913. The reservoirs' construction site
42-479: A holding capacity of 1,408 million gallons, making it the largest of the water supply reservoirs in the immediate Sheffield district. The catchment area is the Langsett Moors to the west and this covers an area of 5,203 acres (2,106 ha). The embankment is 1,156 feet (352 m) long with a height of 117 feet (36 m) from the bottom of the old river bed. The embankment is 720 feet (220 m) wide at
63-527: A single worker's cottage remained from the original navvy village. Ewden Beck flows from Broomhead Moor, eastwards, supplying the Broomhead reservoir. Excess outfall flows into the River Don . Ewden Height is a local high point in the region at 375 m (1,230 ft). On the south side of the beck, upstream of the reservoirs and Ewden road bridge are prehistoric earthworks and other remains: there
84-561: A third of the land area of Sheffield City Council. [REDACTED] Media related to Bradfield, South Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons Langsett Reservoir Langsett Reservoir is in Yorkshire , England , near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope , on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water . Fed by
105-430: Is a Bronze Age cemetery of around 30 round barrows , typically less than 3m diameter and 0.2 to 1 m (7.9 in to 3 ft 3.4 in) high, which are crossed by an earthwork 'Broomhead Dyke', around 1,200 m (3,900 ft) long, running roughly parallel to the beck; there is also a 20 m (66 ft) diameter ring cairn around 100m north of the cemetery. This South Yorkshire location article
126-715: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bradfield, South Yorkshire Bradfield is a civil parish in the City of Sheffield , in South Yorkshire , England. The civil parish is extensive, the western half is situated in the moorlands of the Peak District , the eastern half is in lower agricultural land and contains the parish's significant habitations, which include the Sheffield suburb of Stannington , as well as Oughtibridge and Worrall , and
147-761: The Great Sheffield Flood of 1864), Strines Reservoir , and Agden Reservoirs , including the Bradfield, Midhope, and Broomhead moors and eastern parts of the Howden moors. The western end of the parish reaches to the upper parts of the Upper Derwent Valley with part of its boundary forming Yorkshire ’s border with Derbyshire . The northern part of the parish includes the Langsett Reservoir and Midhope Reservoir , and borders
168-539: The Little Don or Porter River, it is around a mile long, and supplies water for Sheffield and Barnsley via the Langsett Treatment Works. Construction of the reservoir began in 1898, the logistics of getting the workforce and materials to Langsett caused great difficulty as most of them came up from Sheffield. This involved a journey over four different stretches of railway line, the first leg
189-563: The A616 main road, this was a last minute change in construction plans, as keeping it straight would have meant the demolition of the Waggon and Horses public house . The reservoir was completed in 1904 when Alderman T.R. Gainsford closed the valve in the Langsett tower and the reservoir started to fill up, he was then presented with a golden key by the engineer William Watts. Local depopulation
210-474: The bottom tapering to 36 feet (11 m) at the top and contains 900,000 cubic yards of infill in the puddle wall and concrete trench, making it one of the largest earth embankments in Great Britain. The minor road (Midhope Cliff Lane) which runs across the embankment is thought to be the longest single carriageway of any reservoir in Great Britain. The embankment road has a sharp bend in it as it joins
231-567: The map, with the aim of providing a habitat for many species of indigenous wildlife. This plantation is called Langsett Woods. In recent years the woods have been restructured with most of the coniferous trees being felled and being replaced by oak and birch trees in an effort to create a new upland oak woodland. In 2007 a pond was created near Brookhouse Bridge at the western end of the reservoir to help dragonflies , frogs , newts and toads establish new colonies. The Pennine peaks of Pike Lowe (478 m) and Hingcliff Common (358 m) lie to
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#1732776410451252-487: The new works going into the supply system in July 1986. The works clarify the water by the addition of chemicals before the filtration stage to bring it up to the latest EU standards . The works can produce 60,000 cubic metres (60 million litres) of water per day. In 2017 a £20 million scheme was announced by Yorkshire Water to upgrade the treatment works to further improve the discolouration and remove deposits from
273-588: The parish. High Bradfield possesses a Gothic revival church, and the earthworks of a motte and bailey castle . Low Bradfield is less historic, having been largely destroyed in the Great Sheffield flood of 1864. At the time of the 2001 census the parish had a population of 14,915, increasing to 17,100 at the 2011 Census. The parish extends across the City of Sheffield electoral wards of Stocksbridge and Upper Don and Stannington Ward , and covers more than
294-706: The seventh climb of the stage, the Category 4 Côte de Bradfield. It was 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long at an average gradient of 7.4%. The one point in the King of the Mountains competition was claimed by Andriy Hrivko of Astana Pro Team. Bradfield is one of the largest parishes in England, and covers extensive moor and agricultural land around the Damflask Reservoir , Dale Dike Reservoir (the source of
315-455: The south and south-west of the reservoir, respectively. The area is used for sheep farming and grouse shooting, and it is popular with walkers, mountain bikers and birdwatchers with treecreepers , great spotted woodpeckers and red grouse to be seen in the vicinity. The present day Langsett water treatment works were built to replace the older works at Midhope and Langsett reservoirs. The older works used sand filter beds to treat
336-491: The town and civil parish of Stocksbridge . The eastern edge reaches the western extent of the urban spread of Sheffield , and includes the suburb of Stannington , as well as the villages of Oughtibridge , Wharncliffe Side , and Worrall . Minor habitations within the parish include Midhopestones , Upper Midhope and Bolsterstone on the northern edge, and Dungworth in the southeastern part. The moorland villages of High Bradfield and Low Bradfield are located within
357-399: The villages of High Bradfield and Low Bradfield . The parish also includes several reservoirs, and a number of minor settlements, such as Ewden . Bradfield is located 8 miles (13 km) from Sheffield city centre and 14 miles (23 km) from Barnsley . On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village. It was also the location of
378-512: The water, although the water was safe to drink, the sand filters had never been able to remove the brown colouration caused by rainwater falling on the surrounding peat moorland. After much complaining from consumers, it was decided in 1980 to build a completely new treatment works. South Yorkshire Water Authority gave permission in December 1981 to build the works in an old quarry adjacent to the reservoir wall. Worked started in 1983 with water from
399-661: Was from Sheffield Midland Station to Deepcar , this was followed by a journey to Stocksbridge on the Samuel Fox and Company private line. From the Samuel Fox steelworks a new one mile long line was built to reach the Underbank Reservoir to join up with the Water Authority track up to Langsett Reservoir. The reservoir is 125 acres (51 ha) in area with a depth of 97 feet (30 m) and has
420-594: Was served by the now closed Ewden Railway which connected with the Great Central Railway's Woodhead line in Wharncliffe Wood. A timber built village was constructed to house workers working on the Morehall and Broomhead reservoirs. The village was completed in 1929. By 1969 only 15 of over 70 buildings were occupied, and by the 21st century the village was practically abandoned. By 2008
441-472: Was used in the early part of the twentieth century to improve the water purity, and six farms were abandoned these included Brookhouse farm and North America farm, the last farmer left around 1907. The ruins of North America remain to the south-west of the reservoir even though it was used for target practice during the Second World War . In 1962 conifers were planted around the reservoir as shown on
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