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Knipton Reservoir

Other OS name in the Parish of Belvoir

Historical Forms

  • Reservoir 1846,1877 White
  • The Grantham Canal 1822 Terrier

Etymology

, 1806 Map , 1824 O , Reservoir 1846, 1877 White; built tosupply water for the Nottingham and Grantham Canal (The Grantham Canal 1822Terrier ) .