Axe Edge Moor

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Axe Edge Moor is a high, windswept moorland plateau in the Peak District of England, known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Axe Edge Moor canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
moorland plateau ⓘ
administrativeCounty Derbyshire ⓘ
category Moorlands of England ⓘ
Mountains and hills of the Peak District ⓘ
Watersheds of England ⓘ
climateCharacteristic frequent strong winds ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
country England ⓘ
drainageBasin Mersey catchment via River Goyt and River Dane ⓘ
Severn–Trent–Humber systems via tributaries ⓘ
Trent catchment via River Dove and River Manifold ⓘ
drainageDirection rivers draining towards the Irish Sea ⓘ
rivers draining towards the North Sea ⓘ
ecoregion British upland moor ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,808 feet above sea level ⓘ
approximately 551 metres above sea level ⓘ
geology gritstone ⓘ
hasFeature exposed, windswept conditions ⓘ
open moorland ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding Peak District hills ⓘ
hydrologicalRole major watershed for several rivers ⓘ
landUse recreational walking ⓘ
rough grazing ⓘ
locatedIn Derbyshire ⓘ
Peak District ⓘ
locatedInRegion central England ⓘ
surface form: Central England

East Midlands ⓘ
locatedNear Buxton ⓘ
nearbyRoad A53 road NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyTown Buxton ⓘ
nearestMajorSettlement Buxton ⓘ
notableFor being a major watershed ⓘ
high, windswept landscape ⓘ
partOf Peak District ⓘ
surface form: Peak District National Park

South Pennines ⓘ
surface form: South Pennines fringe
regionType upland area ⓘ
sourceOfRiver River Dane ⓘ
River Dove ⓘ
River Goyt ⓘ
River Manifold ⓘ
River Wye ⓘ
terrainType moorland ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Dove → sourceLocation → Axe Edge Moor ⓘ
River Dane → sourceLocation → Axe Edge Moor ⓘ