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    The River Etherow in northern England is a tributary of the River Goyt. Although now passing through South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester...
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    by the River Sett) and Marple Bridge. Having been joined by the River Etherow, the Goyt joins the River Tame at Stockport, forming the River Mersey....
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    The waterways were constructed to carry water from the weir, on the River Etherow, to turn the mill wheels. A water wheel called "Big Lily" was the largest...
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    Etherow Country Park is situated at Compstall, England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester...
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    Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it stands on the River Etherow which forms the border with Derbyshire. Home Farm dates from 1604 and...
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    Merswy. The Mersey is formed from three tributaries: the River Etherow, the River Goyt and the River Tame. The modern accepted start of the Mersey is at the...
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    population at the 2021 Census of 6,763. It lies on the south side of the River Etherow, near to the border with Greater Manchester, at the western edge of...
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    through Milltown, Howard Town and Dinting to the River Etherow, which in turn runs south to join the River Goyt at Marple Bridge. Two other notable brooks...
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    Brook (R) Chew Brook (L) River Goyt (Ls) River Etherow (R) Glossop Brook (L) Heyden Brook (R) Todd Brook (L) River Sett (R) River Kinder (R) The Dee and...
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  • England. River Beal River Bollin River Croal River Douglas River Etherow River Goyt River Irk River Irwell River Medlock River Mersey River Roch River Spodden...
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    some latterly on the top. In the 18th century the River Etherow was known as the Mersey. The River Tame has been a border from the earliest times between...
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    lands within the historic boundaries of Cheshire. The River Etherow, a tributary of the River Mersey, rises south of Holmfirth and then flows through...
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    Broadbottom Viaduct (also known as Etherow or Mottram Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that spans the River Etherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester...
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    Manchester and 18 miles (29 km) west of Barnsley. It is close to the River Etherow and the Trans Pennine Trail. Although part of Derbyshire since 1974...
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    co-tributaries Etherow and Goyt are equally ancient and mysterious. Mersey is an Old English name (i.e. more recent) derived from "river at the boundary"...
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    part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. It is at the top of the chain...
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    1877 to provide compensation water, ensuring a continuous flow in the River Etherow, which was essential for local industry and provided drinking water...
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    for connection to the first pylon. Old galvanised steelwork over the River Etherow was removed. The tunnel has a flat concrete floor and concrete-finished...
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    Viaduct about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west down the same line, which crosses the River Etherow at Broadbottom. Dinting is much the larger of two similar viaducts on...
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    High Peak in Derbyshire, England, west of Glossop and close to the River Etherow which forms the boundary with Tameside in Greater Manchester. Gamesley...
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    name possibly preserves a Brittonic river-name, an old name for the River Etherow, of the *Tīn- type (compare River Tyne). Tintwistle was, until 1974,...
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    Marple MB&MR Buxton line River Etherow Disley Tunnel Peak Forest Canal Macclesfield Canal Peak Forest Canal Marple River Goyt River Goyt Strines New Mills...
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    part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. The upper reservoirs supplied...
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    Woolley Lane, passing through part of Hollingworth. It crosses the River Etherow, entering Derbyshire and the High Peak district. It enters Brookfield...
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    part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. The Manchester Corporation...
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    is a small hamlet in a small side valley on the southern side of the River Etherow valley, which is known as Longdendale, in the High Peak district of...
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    The Longdendale Chain is a sequence of six reservoirs on the River Etherow in the Longdendale Valley, in northern Derbyshire. They were constructed between...
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    Etherow Viaduct over River Etherow...
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  • Strutt, and were powered by the water of the River Derwent. The abundance of water from the River Etherow and its tributaries led to mills being built...
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    fire. Broadbottom Viaduct a.k.a. Etherow Viaduct Broadbottom, Derbyshire 155 m (509 ft) 1842 II Crosses the River Etherow Broadsands Viaduct Goodrington...
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