River Manifold
Manifold | |
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Axe Edge | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Oakenclough Brook, Warslow Brook, Hoo Brook, River Hamps |
The River Manifold is a river in
The Manifold rises at Flash Head.
Villages on the river include Longnor, Hulme End and Ilam.
Its name may come from Anglo-Saxon manig-fald = "many folds", referring to its meanders.
Manifold Way
The Manifold Way is an 8-mile (13 km)
The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre is housed in Hulme End Station, which also has a model of the railway.[6]
Limestone crags and caves), which overlooks the confluence with the River Hamps.
Mining in the Manifold valley
The Manifold valley was famous for the mining of copper and lead, and the mines at Ecton were some of the richest in the country. The discovery of Stone Age implements in some of the caves imply that minerals were mined around the Manifold valley thousands of years ago. Nowadays there is little trace of the industry that made many people (mainly the Duke of Devonshire who at one time owned the Ecton mines) very rich.[3] The main areas of interest are around Ecton where the old spoil banks and the old engine house still remain.
Ecology
The river has been noted as being important for
See also
- Rivers of the United Kingdom
References
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- ^ "Manifold - Source to conf R Dove". Environment Agency. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b Jacklin, Tim (June 2008). "Advisory visit to the River Manifold, Derbyshire" (PDF). The Wild Trout Trust. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b "River Manifold". Peak District online. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-78297-026-2.
- ^ "River Manifold". Peak District Information. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "The Manifold Valley & Manifold Trail". Hulmeend.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Rare crayfish wiped out in River Manifold". Stoke Sentinel. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016.