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    The River Churnet is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Dove. The origins of the name "Churnet" are unknown, though it...
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    its largest tributary the River Churnet. As it reaches the ancient Dove Bridge, it is joined by the River Tean, the river now meandering through a wide...
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    water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet. The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated...
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    Action Plan. The Combes Brook flows through the valley on its way to the River Churnet. "Star Species". RSPB. Retrieved 4 November 2016. "About Coombes Valley"...
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    is a market town and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet 10 miles (16 km) north east of Stoke-on-Trent. It is an ancient borough...
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    The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It operates on part...
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    (enters Derwent Reservoir) River Dove (L) Hilton Brook (L) (known as Sutton Brook upstream) River Tean (R) River Churnet (R) Henmore Brook (L) Bentley...
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    economy. In the nineteenth century Thomas Bolton's copperworks near the River Churnet supplied copper wire for the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The...
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    to drop the level of the canal as it passed down the valley of the River Churnet. Froghall Basin was the transshipment point for limestone brought from...
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    to Froghall. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of the canal followed the bed of the river Churnet near Consall. The company could also build railways to the quarries...
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    the River Dove and River Manifold. Further south is the source of the River Churnet and to the north is the source of the River Goyt. The River Dane...
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    Alton Castle is a Gothic-revival castle, on a hill above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England. The site has been fortified...
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  • The Churnet Valley line was one of the three original routes planned and built by the North Staffordshire Railway. Authorised in 1846, the line opened...
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    landscaped parkland. The gardens in the valley leading down to the River Churnet hosted a variety of features. These included a Pagoda fountain which...
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  • population details as taken at the 2011 census see Rocester. The River Churnet enters the River Dove here. Combridge was formerly on the now-defunct North Staffordshire...
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    population of 1,431. The village lies on a triangle of land between the River Churnet and River Dove, which join to the south. The parish borders, from the south...
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  • Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. The village has a church, village hall, primary school and a pub. The...
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    particular a "raven-black" (blue-black) dye. The water of the local River Churnet was agreed to be a key ingredient in this product. Aged about 16 Wardle...
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    reference SJ989609) is a small village in North Staffordshire, on the River Churnet at the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is situated four...
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    nearby Alton Castle. The castle occupies a rocky precipice above the River Churnet on the outskirts of the village of Alton, Staffordshire. On a site fortified...
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  • England, retrieved 17 December 2019 Historic England, "Footbridge over River Churnet, Leek (1268659)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 December...
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    village is located close to the River Dove, approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of its confluence with the River Churnet. The village has an entry in...
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    regauged from 12+1⁄4 in (311 mm) 1993 Leek and Rudyard Railway Formerly River Churnet Exmoor 294 2-4-2T 12+1⁄4 in (311 mm) 1993 Exmoor Steam Railway Spirit...
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  • over River Churnet, Cheddleton (1374606)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 January 2020 Historic England, "Bridge over River Churnet, Cheddleton...
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    for the loss of this water which served mills downstream along the River Churnet. In 1979 problems were found with the structure of the dam, and the...
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    English county of Staffordshire. The mill race takes water from the river Churnet. The site is believed to have been used for milling since the Middle...
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    around a redundant mill and is located within the upper reaches of the River Churnet. The Mill was recently restored, with a working water wheel, but no...
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    Locomotives 6 Excalibur 2-4-2T Exmoor Steam Railway 1993 Previously named River Churnet prior to rebuild in 2003, when regauged from 12 1/4 inch gauge. 7 Merlin...
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    Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting. Churnet, Habte Giorgis; Bergenback, Richard E. (1986). Depositional Systems of...
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    Cheddleton. The site was located on a spur of land overlooking the River Churnet and the Caldon Canal at Cheddleton Heath just north of Cheddleton. A...
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