26-636: Yarrow Reservoir – named after the River Yarrow – is a reservoir in the Rivington chain in Anglezarke , Lancashire , England , and has a storage capacity second to Anglezarke Reservoir . Construction of the reservoir, designed by Liverpool Borough Engineer Thomas Duncan, began in 1867. In 2002, several tons of fish were transported to this reservoir when the Upper Rivington reservoir
52-498: A homogeneous watertight material. This clay wall, having reached the natural surface of the ground, was continued through the embankment, which was also built in thin layers thoroughly rammed and consolidated on both sides of the clay centre. Before commencing the erection of the embankment all peat and unsound material were stripped from the site. The inner or water slopes of the embankment have been built to an angle of 3 to 1, and outer slopes to an angle of 2 to 1. The impermeability of
78-548: A bed of broken stone. The outer slopes have been soiled and grassed over. The construction of the reservoir meant that a small hamlet called Alance was flooded, centred on the rebuilt Alance Bridge, and a large dwelling was demolished - Turner's Farm - which lives on in current maps only in name as Turner's Embankment. River Yarrow (Lancashire) The River Yarrow is in Lancashire , with its source at an area called Will Narr at Hordern Stoops , along Spitlers Edge -
104-640: A boundary of Euxton and on through Eccleston and Croston , where it feeds the River Douglas at Sollom just before its inlet into the River Ribble 's brackish final stretch. The entire course of the River Yarrow falls within Chorley and its villages. Parts of the river are a County Biological Heritage Site. The Croston Flood Risk Management Scheme involved the construction of a dam on
130-494: A form of Brittonic arɣant , meaning "silver, white, bright". After suffering many years of pollution due to effluent discharge from Whitter's factory and Stanley's factory, the river is now much cleaner, and as such has attracted birds such as dippers , grey wagtails and kingfishers , and fish including trout , chub , Dace and barbel . Fish passes have been installed at Pincock, Birkacre and Duxbury, to enable upstream spawning of fish which would be unable to navigate
156-578: A major delay due to unworkable ground conditions as a result of the floods. The dam was finally completed in July 2017 at a cost of £7 million, £5.4 million in Government Grant in Aid funding, £1 million from Chorley Council, £181,000 from Lancashire County Council and £667,000 was received from local levy. The dam works by monitoring the river level in croston and either lowers or raises gates to control
182-451: Is 15 metres (49 ft) wide and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) deep in places. About 100 metres (330 ft) to the west is a smaller site about 25 metres (82 ft) square, the moat of which has since been infilled. It was linked to the larger moat by a still waterlogged channel. Bradley Hall Farm on the eastern side of the village is also on a moated site of an earlier building, thought to be of similar age. Although partially infilled,
208-594: The Borough of Chorley in Lancashire , England. It is beside the River Yarrow , and was formerly an agricultural and later a weaving settlement. Its name came from the Celtic word "eglēs" meaning a church, and the Old English word "tūn" meaning a farmstead or settlement, i.e. a settlement by a Romano-British church . Evidence of the settlement dates back hundreds of years; St. Mary's Church dates back to
234-550: The Chorley / Blackburn boundary - on the West Pennine Moors . The river feeds the Yarrow Reservoir , which in turn feeds the Anglezarke and Upper and Lower Rivington Reservoirs . Upon leaving the reservoirs via a pumping station , the river passes through an area that was formerly known as Abyssinia . Currently, this area is within the boundaries of Heath Charnock and Limbrick, but the original name
260-621: The Meeting of the Waters . Black Brook — flows from Great Hill through White Coppice (where it is known as Warth Brook ), and lesserly from Eagle Tower at Heapey . The brook joins the river at the Yarrow Bridge prior to entering Duxbury Woods . The brook has today more flow than the Yarrow, due to the large amount of water removed from the Yarrow for consumption. In fact,
286-610: The River Arrow in Warwickshire (Brittonic *ar-w-ā- ), and derived either from Brittonic *ar , an ancient river-name element implying either horizontal motion, "flowing", or else "rising" or "springing up", or *arβ, *arw , found in the Celtic languages as Welsh irfin and Breton irvin , both meaning "a wild turnip". A relationship with the River Arrow in the Welsh marches is also possible, deriving therefore from
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#1732793938129312-551: The weirs . Salmon have been recorded at Duxbury for the first time in over 100 years. Removal of Himalayan Balsam , Japanese Knotweed and Rhododendron plants is undertaken to allow low-growing native species to flourish. Locations that are listed on Ordnance Survey maps are italicised : Green Withins Brook — near to the ruins of Simm's Farm . It starts at Standing Stones Hill . Limestone Brook — has its source near to Devils Ditch , and flows via Shooting Huts on Anglezarke Moor where it joins at
338-578: The 14th century AD. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, the book ordered by William the Conqueror , to detail all settlements and farms in England for the purpose of tax collection. Ingrave Farm, located on the northern side of the River Yarrow, is built on a moated site of an earlier building thought to date from the medieval period . The partly waterlogged moat about
364-477: The Douglas. The Environment Agency measure the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad. There are several components that are used to determine this, including biological status, which looks at the quantity and varieties of invertebrates , angiosperms and fish, and chemical status, which compares
390-568: The River just east of Eccleston . The dam was constructed to protect over 300 properties in Croston and Eccleston from flooding. The dam was proposed after the 2012 floods which flooded over 200 properties in Croston. Construction had already commenced when the 2015 boxing day floods caused over 300 properties in Croston and Eccleston to flood. This consequently meant that the construction suffered
416-646: The Yarrow flooded when Anglezarke Reservoir was drained in 2002, waterlogging the fields at Nick Hilton's Bridge. Eller Brook — partial offtake , between Duxbury Woods and Drybones (off Burgh Lane) from Adlington Clancutt Brook — flows away from the sea, and feeds in at Birkacre near Coppull . River Chor — at the Common Bank area of Chorley , near to Euxton . German Brook — shortly after. Culbeck Brook — at Euxton. Syd Brook — at Croston . River Lostock — at Bretherton near its confluence with
442-425: The concentrations of various chemicals against known safe concentrations. Chemical status is rated good or fail. The water quality of the River Yarrow system was as follows in 2016. Reasons for the quality being less than good include sewage discharge, physical modification of the channel and poor nutrient management of agricultural land. Eccleston, Lancashire Eccleston is a village and civil parish of
468-404: The dam depends upon the wall of puddled clay in the heart of the dam tied into the solid rock at the bottom and sides of the valley. The clay wall has been carried up to a batter on each side of 1 inch to every foot vertical, the thickness at the top being 6 feet. The inner slopes of the bank are protected by 15-inch pitching, consisting of the millstone grit of the neighbourhood, laid on
494-663: The flow of water. A Large bank was constructed to hold excess water back. The scheme has so far proved successful at protecting Croston and Eccleston from flooding. The name Yarrow is obscure, and there are multiple explanations as to the origin of the name. It may have the same origin as the River Yarrow in Selkirkshire in Scotland, and therefore be derived from the Brittonic element garw , meaning "rough, harsh, rugged, uncultivated". However, it may also be related to
520-499: The moat survives best on the south-east and north-east sides where its width is between 10 and 15 metres (33 and 49 ft) and depth of up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). Around the moat there are also three fishponds that were connected to it by water channels. The present farmhouse is excluded from the scheduled monument protection, but it is Grade II listed. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011 ,
546-430: The parish has a population of 4,263. Since 2010, Eccleston has been in the constituency of South Ribble for elections for Westminster. Before this, the village was in the constituency of Chorley . Local government consists of councils at county , district and parish level. At district level, Eccleston is part of the three member Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard ward of Chorley Council, created in 2021 it
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#1732793938129572-545: The village, the 14th Century St Mary the Virgin Church of England Church to the north of the village (until the reformation this was formerly the Catholic Church), constructed from distinctive Liverpool sandstone, similar to Euxton Parish Church, Eccleston Methodist Church and St Agnes Roman Catholic Church to the south. The village public house scene has consolidated in recent years. The Original Farmer's Arms
598-581: Was completely drained for essential maintenance work. The construction of Yarrow Reservoir was described in Wm. Fergusson Irvine's book A Short History of the Township of Rivington : A suitable site for the embankment having been selected, a trench was excavated on the centre line of the intended work and carried down to the solid rock right across the valley . This was filled with clay deposited in layers of 9 inches, and carefully puddled so as to produce
624-663: Was converted into a small village shopping centre which was demolished entirely in 2015 and a new smaller shopping centre built with houses being built on the extra space. Consequently, the village has developed a more suburban role than some of its neighbours. The town is served by an hourly bus service to Wigan , Preston , Croston and Chorley (daytimes only) with more infrequent daytime services available to Southport and Ormskirk. The nearest railway stations are at Croston and Euxton Balshaw Lane . The village has two schools, Eccleston St. Mary's Church of England Primary School and Eccleston Primary School. There are three churches in
650-498: Was given because it was a route frequented by coal miners , and the workers were said to look like natives of Abyssinia (modern day Ethiopia ): until the mid 20th century it was usual for miners to return from work covered in coal dust. From here, the river flows underneath the Leeds and Liverpool Canal , joining Black Brook at Yarrow Bridge , then continuing through the ancient woodland of Duxbury into Yarrow Valley Park forming
676-444: Was previously part of a 3 member ward with Mawdesley From 2002 - 2021 and before that was combined with Heskin. In agrarian times the local speciality was fruit from orchards, few of which now remain. The more recent weaving industry has also passed, as the two local textile mills are now closed. The "Old Mill" building is now being used as an antique, collectable and nostalgia retail space called "Bygone Times". The "New Mill"
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