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River Manifold. / 53.05000°N 1.78472°W / 53.05000; -1.78472. The River Manifold is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Dove (which also flows through the Peak District, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire). The Manifold rises at Flash Head [ 2] just south of Buxton near Axe Edge, [ 3 ...
River Waldron. River Wheelock. Wom Brook. Categories: Landforms of Staffordshire. Rivers of England by county. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
River Trent. / 53.11611°N 2.14028°W / 53.11611; -2.14028. / 53.700°N 0.700°W / 53.700; -0.700. The Trent is the third longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands into the Humber Estuary.
River Manifold, River Churnet. The River Dove ( / dʌv / DUV, traditionally / doʊv / DOHV) is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England, and is around 45 miles (72 km) in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the River Trent at Newton Solney. [ 1]
The source of the river is located over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level in the Staffordshire moorlands, near the gritstone escarpment of the Roaches, and next to the A53 Leek to Buxton road, It is only a few hundred yards away from Black Brook which ultimately, through the Dane and Weaver, flows into the Irish Sea; however, the Churnet, through the Dove, Trent and Humber Estuary, ultimately ...
The River Blithe runs into the Blithfield Reservoir between Stafford and Burton-upon-Trent. The reservoir was constructed by the South Staffordshire Water Company and was opened in 1953. [5] The reservoir is a major water source for South Staffordshire but is also utilised for a range of leisure activities from Angling to Sailing.
The Stour ( / ˈstaʊər /, rhymes with "flour") [citation needed] is a river flowing through the counties of Worcestershire, the West Midlands and Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. The Stour is a major tributary of the River Severn, and is about 25 miles (40 km) in length. It has played a considerable part in the economic ...
Staffordshire ( / ˈstæfərdʃɪər, - ʃər /; [ 4] postal abbreviation Staffs .) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south-east, the West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west.