| Manifold | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Manifold Valley from Thor's Cave | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South of Buxton near Axe Edge |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Dove |
• coordinates | 53°3′0″N 1°47′5″W / 53.05000°N 1.78472°W |
| Length | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Basin size | 9,111 hectares (22,510 acres)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dove—Trent—Humber—North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Oakenclough Brook, Warslow Brook, Hoo Brook, River Hamps |
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] at the northern edge of the White Peak, known for its limestone beds. It continues for 12 miles (19 km)[4] before it joins the Dove. For part of its course, it runs underground (except when in spate), from Wetton Mill to Ilam.[2] During this section it is joined by its major tributary, the River Hamps.
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 - 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.
- ^ "River Manifold". Peak District online. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Bridgland, David; Howard, Andy; White, Mark; White, Tom (2014). "6 Synthesis: the Pleistocene evolution and human occupation of the Trent catchment". Quaternary of the Trent. Oxford: Oxbow Books. p. 362. ISBN 978-1-78297-026-2.