Haweswater Reservoir is in the valley of
Mardale, Cumbria. Haweswater was originally
a natural lake, but the construction of the
dam raised the water level by 95 feet. Work
began in 1929 after Parliament passed an
Act that gave Manchester Corporation
permission to build a reservoir to supply
water to north west England. The farming
villages of Measand and Mardale Green were
flooded, the church was dismantled, the
bodies exhumed, and the church's stone was
used in constructing the dam. Haweswater
was the last remaining place in England
where golden eagles nested, but since 2004
only a solitary male remains.

Landranger Grid Reference NY479115