River Rivelin
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The River Rivelin is a river in South Yorkshire, England.
It rises in the Hallam moors, north west of Sheffield. On the outskirts of Sheffield it is joined by the River Loxley (at Malin Bridge) before flowing into the River Don at Owlerton, in Hillsborough.
A relatively fast flowing river, the Rivelin is fed by a constant release of water from the nearby moorland peat. Its flow was exploited for centuries as a power source, driving the water wheels of up to twenty industries (forges, metal-working and flour mills) along its course. Among the first such was the Rivelin Corn Mill which dates back to 1600, and some were still working commercially up to the 1950's. The Mousehole Forge at Malin Bridge is probably the most well known, having produced world famous anvils. This forge has been carefully restored by its present owner.
Though most of the mills and forges no longer exist, the ponds which used to feed them do, thanks to the support of the Ponds Conservation Trust and Yorkshire Water.
The Rivelin Valley, through which the river flows, is three and a half miles long and over 700 lime trees line the adjacent road, making it the second longest lime tree avenue in Britain. The valley was especially loved by the "corn law rhymer" Ebenezer Elliott. There is a rock by the side of Black Brook with his name carved on it where he was renowned to sit and appreciate nature.
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