Titley Pool is a lake in Herefordshire, England. It is situated at Titley, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north west of the town of Kington. It is a naturally formed kettle lake which was enlarged into a reservoir by the construction of an earth embankment dam at its eastern end during the 18th century as part of the landscaping of the grounds of Eywood House Estate.
| Titley Pool | |
|---|---|
  Titley Pool | |
| Coordinates | 52°13′47″N 2°59′22″W / 52.229679°N 2.989488°W |
| Type | kettle lake, reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Rainfall, surface runoff |
| Primary outflows | Small stream to River Arrow |
| Catchment area | 68 hectares (170 acres) |
| Built | 18th century (enlarged) |
| Max. length | 370 metres (1,210 ft) |
| Max. width | 135 metres (443 ft) |
| Surface area | 5.7 ha (14 acres) |
| Average depth | 0.7 metres (2.3 ft) |
| Water volume | 40,000 m3 (8.8 million imperial gallons; 32 acre-feet) |
| Shore length1 | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is one of the largest bodies of open water in the county of Herefordshire and an important wetland ornithological site.
External links
edit- Herefordshire Nature Trust - Titley Pool Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine