Crime Lake
Crime Lake is halfway between Woodhouses and the Visitors' Centre and forms part of the Country Park. It resulted from canal works at the time construction in 1794 . As built, the canal severed the course of a brook and a culvert was made below the canal to accommodate this. A landslip blocked this and the waters were impounded on the offside of the canal. The new lake and canal became one and the lake was officially known as Crime Bank Reservoir but it is far better known by its later name of Crime Lake. The name 'Crime' is a local word for meadow rather than anything untoward.
The lake has always been a focal point and attracts visitors with its beautiful scenery and wildlife.
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