Barby Storage Reservoir Explained

Barby Storage Reservoir
Location:Northamptonshire
Pushpin Map:Northamptonshire
Basin Countries:United Kingdom
Length:1460feet
Width:740feet
Islands:1

Barby Storage Reservoir is an underground reservoir near Barby in Northamptonshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water.[1] [2] It supplies drinking water to Rugby, being fed by water pumped from Draycote Water.

The site was subject to archaeological excavations between 2009 and 2015, prior to planned extension of the reservoir.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barby Reservoir (Northamptonshire) . APA Concrete Repairs . 9 April 2024 . 4 October 2023.
  2. News: Firm says water supply alert over . 9 April 2024 . BBC News . 24 June 2005.
  3. Book: Hatton . G.W. . Barby Hill Archaeological Project Interim Report for Second Year, 2012/2013 . 2013 .
  4. Cotswold Archaeology Unpublished Report Series . Hart . Jonathan . Barby Reservoir, Barby, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Excavation . 2016 . 1 . 10.5284/1112451.

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