River Wye, Derbyshire
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- For other rivers named "Wye", see River Wye (disambiguation)
The River Wye is a river in Derbyshire, England. It is one of the major tributaries of the River Derwent, which flows into the River Trent, and ultimately into the Humber and the North Sea.
The river source lies just west of Buxton, on Axe Edge Moor. It then flows east, along a route roughly followed by the A6 road. It enters the Peak District, flows just south of Tideswell, then through Ashford in the Water and Bakewell, and south of Haddon Hall, before meeting the River Derwent at Rowsley.
A pleasant walk is possible alongside much of the length of the river, mostly following an abandoned railway line.
The main tributary of the river is the River Lathkill, which enters approximately one mile from its mouth.
The railway line emerges from a tunnel at Monsal Head, over a viaduct high above the river below. When this structure was built John Ruskin was enraged, and spoke of the Muses being banished by a scheme intended to convey a 'Buxton fool to Bakewell in twelve minutes and vice versa' - it is thus an irony of progress that the railway is now gone and the viaduct is itself a listed structure which is considered to add drama to the dale.
