Deep Hayes Country Park - Cheddleton, Staffordshire.
N 53° 04.628 W 002° 03.577
30U E 562996 N 5881264
Deep Hayes is a country park with an industrial heritage, that is now an area of woodland and meadows with a series of pools and pathways located near Cheddleton.
Waymark Code: WMVB2V
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/26/2017
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Deep Hayes is a country park with industrial heritage, that is now an area of woodland and meadows with a series of pools and pathways. There is a visitor centre with information boards providing details of a variety of walks for all abilities. A bird hide is well positioned with feeding stations and bird boxes to attract the local wildlife. There are also toilets and free parking. The park is approximately two miles outside of Leek and is best approached from the A53 at Longsdon. (
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Deep Hayes Country Park is a recreational area which has been created around a disused reservoir. The reservoir itself was built in 1849 by the Potteries Waterworks Company to compensate the River Churnet for the loss of water to several mills further downstream, while at the same time works were completed at nearby Wall Grange to pump 1½ million gallons (6.8 million litres) of drinking water from Caena's Well.
During the 1830s and 40s thousands died in cholera epidemics because of poor water, so clean water was needed to serve the growing population of the booming Potteries region.
The reservoir at Deep Hayes was formed behind an earth dam 50ft (15m) high and 400ft (122m) long, which was built by hand. It continued to 'top up' the River Churnet until as recently as 1979, when problems with the dam's structure became too costly to repair.
The water level was reduced, and three separate pools were made to create the country park you see today, complete with trails, toilets and visitors centre. Source: (
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The visitor centre is open:
Summer: Sat 11.00-5.00 Sun 11.00-6.00
Winter: Weekdays booking only Sun 2.00 - 4.00 (
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