River Hipper | |
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Country | England |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Beeley Moor |
Mouth | |
• location | River Rother |
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The River Hipper is a tributary of the River Rother in Derbyshire, England. Its source is a large expanse of wetlands, fed by the surrounding moors between Chatsworth and Chesterfield, known as the Hipper Sick on Beeley Moor, which is part of the Chatsworth Estate.[1] It then passes through Holymoorside[2] and down into Chesterfield, just south of the town centre, before flowing into the River Rother.[3] In July 2007, parts of Chesterfield flooded when the River Hipper burst its banks during a substantial storm that caused extensive flooding in North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.[4] The river burst its banks again after torrential rain in October 2023.[5] The surrounding landscape is known as the Hipper Valley.[6]