Cropston Reservoir (originally known as Bradgate Reservoir) lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish. It was opened in May 1871 in a corner of Bradgate Park, a large expanse of open land northwest of Leicester. It is part of the 987-acre (399.3 ha) Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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Location: Newtown Linford, Charnwood, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Cropston Reservoir Northwest Shore

1. Old John Tower, Bradgate Park – Swithland Wood loop from Newtown Linford

2. Swithland Wood – Bradgate House Ruins loop from Nanpantan

3. Bradgate House Ruins – Bradgate Park Visitor Centre loop from Cropston

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