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Location: Kimberley, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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1. Babbington Lane Path – Swingate Water Tower loop from Kimberley

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2. Swingate Water Tower – Babbington Lane Path loop from Broxtowe

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3. Swingate Water Tower – Babbington Lane Path loop from Broxtowe

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May 13, 2024

Just outside the city, a tower stands at nearly 100 feet that helped bring drinking water into Nottingham.

Built more than 70 years ago, the Swingate Water Tower dominates the skyline around the town Kimberley just off the A610.

A failing reservoir further north in the county at Watnall prompted the Nottingham Corporation and The City of Nottingham Water Department to seek another way to bring water from the Derwent Valley, treat it, and supply it to taps in the city.

source: nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/story-behind-grand-nottinghamshire-tower-5601795

historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1483831

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April 23, 2025

Despite its striking neo-Georgian design, the tower was actually constructed in the 1940s and became operational in 1950.

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Location: Kimberley, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Swingate Water Tower

1. Babbington Lane Path – Swingate Water Tower loop from Kimberley

2. Swingate Water Tower – Babbington Lane Path loop from Broxtowe

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