River Dove
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The River Dove is a river in the Midlands of England, known for forming much of the border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire and for its picturesque limestone dales.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| countyBoundaryLength | forms much of the boundary between Staffordshire and Derbyshire ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
A50 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A515 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | name possibly derived from Old British for dark or black ⓘ |
| flowsInto | River Trent near Newton Solney ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
Ilam
ⓘ
Mapleton ⓘ Rocester ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Derbyshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peak District ⓘ
surface form:
Peak District National Park
Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Derbyshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | Carboniferous limestone in upper reaches ⓘ |
| hasLeftTributary |
Henmore Brook
ⓘ
River Churnet ⓘ |
| hasRightTributary |
River Hamps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Manifold ⓘ |
| hasValley |
Dovedale
ⓘ
surface form:
Beresford Dale
Dovedale ⓘ Milldale ⓘ Wolfscote Dale ⓘ |
| knownFor |
picturesque limestone dales
ⓘ
scenic river valleys ⓘ |
| length | approximately 72 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Midlands of England
|
| mouth | River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Ashbourne
ⓘ
Doveridge ⓘ Hartington ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
limestone gorges
ⓘ
stepping stones at Dovedale ⓘ |
| partOf |
Trent catchment
ⓘ
surface form:
Trent river basin
|
| protectedArea |
Peak District
ⓘ
surface form:
Peak District National Park
|
| recreationalUse |
angling
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| region |
East Midlands
ⓘ
West Midlands ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Axe Edge Moor ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Peak District ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.