River Goyt

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River Goyt
The bridge crossing the river in the Goyt Valley
The bridge crossing the river in the Goyt Valley
Origin Pennines
Mouth River Mersey
Basin countries England
Source elevation 520m [1]
Mouth elevation 40m[2]

The River Goyt is a river in north-west England. It is one of the tributaries of the River Mersey.

The Goyt rises on the moors of Axe Edge, near the River Dane and the Cat and Fiddle Inn. The area is known as the Upper Goyt Valley.

It crosses the old Cat and Fiddle Road from Buxton to Macclesfield road at Derbyshire Bridge, which was the old boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Then it reaches an old packhorse bridge which was moved when Errwood reservoir was built in the 1960s. Further downstream there is another reservoir, the Fernilee reservoir. The original line of the Cromford and High Peak Railway can be seen near this point.

The Goyt then passes through Taxal and Horwich End where it is joined by the Todd Brook. Thereafter it passes through Whaley Bridge, New Mills and Marple Bridge before joining the River Tame at Stockport, forming the River Mersey.

The "Roman Bridge" over the River Goyt between New Mills and Marple Bridge is actually 17th century. Grid reference: SJ967873
The "Roman Bridge" over the River Goyt between New Mills and Marple Bridge is actually 17th century. Grid reference: SJ967873


[edit] References

  1. ^ Environment Agency (March 2004). The Tame, Goyt and Etherow catchement abstraction management strategy (pdf) p6. Environment Agency North West, Warrington. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  2. ^ Boyce, D (August 2005). Mersey and Bollin Catchment abstraction management strategy (pdf) p5. Environment Agency North West, Warrington. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
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