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River Hamps
The River Hamps is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is tributary of the River Manifold, which itself flows into the River Dove near Ilam. For much of its length the river flows through the Peak District National Park. Etymology The name Hamps derives from its Middle English title, "Hanespe" which derives from the British name, which means "summer dry", i.e. dry in summer. This is because the river disappears underground during the summer. Course The Hamps rises on the high moorland (), on the south side of Merryton Low, east of Upper Hulme. It flows south through the villages Onecote and Winkhill, then flows east, to Waterhouses and finally north to meet the Manifold under Beeston Tor. The woodlands of this last stretch are part of the National Trust's South Peak Estate. From Waterhouses to the River Manifold the valley carries the track of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, now part of the Manifold Way, an 8-mile walk- and cycle-path. During t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merryton Low
Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek, Staffordshire, Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands. The hill is 489m / 1604 ft ASL and forms part of the White Peak and is within the Peak District National Park The parent peak is Shining Tor and it ranks as the 6366th highest peak in the British Isles and the 729th tallest in England There are two bowl barrows on the hill: Merryton Low bowl barrow, a scheduled monument is at the summit, and another scheduled barrow lies 700m to the south. The summit trig point is grade II listed building, listed as it carries a plaque commemorating four members of the local Home Guard (United Kingdom), Home Guard who died on active service in the regular army during World War II. The hill was the site of two fatal air crashes during World War II: a Short Stirling crashed on 13 July 1942 with eight deaths, and a Hawker Hurricane on 27 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |