Strinesdale Reservoir

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Strinesdale Reservoir
Location	Greater Manchester
Coordinates	53°33′24″N 2°4′4″W / 53.55667, -2.06778Coordinates: 53°33′24″N 2°4′4″W / 53.55667, -2.06778
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Strinesdale is a reservoir situated on the A62 between Oldham and Delph in Greater Manchester, England. The town of Rochdale is to the north and the town of Oldham to the south.

Strinesdale is an area of water and woodland covering approximately 40 acres (162,000 m²). In 1991, the reservoirs were drained and replaced by two smaller lakes with the old reservoir sites being planted with trees and grassland. The original reservoirs were built in 1828 and the date stone can be seen at Upper Strinesdale. Herons and kestrels can be seen on the lakeside and as the woodland develops it will provide shelter for animals and birds and many varieties of wild flowers.

Strinesdale got its name from the Old English "Strine" meaning boundary, as the old Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary ran through the middle of the site.