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DOVE
, a See also:river of See also:England, tributary to the See also:Trent, rising in See also:Axe Edge, See also:Derbyshire, and through almost its entire course forming the boundary of that See also:county with See also:Staffordshire
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In its upper course it traverses a See also:fine narrow valley, where the See also:limestone hills exhibit many picturesque cliffs, gullies and caves
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Dovedale, that See also:part of the valley which lies between Dove Holes and See also:Thorpe See also:Cloud (or with a wider significance between the towns of Hartington and See also:Ashbourne), is especially famous
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Below Thorpe Cloud the Dove receives on the See also:west the See also:waters of the Manifold, which, like its tributary the Hamps, and other streams in the limestone See also:district, has part of its course below ground
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Near the See also:village of Rocester the Churnet joins the Dove on the west, and then the course of the See also:main stream, hitherto southerly, bends nearly easterly on passing See also:Uttoxeter, and, winding through a widening valley, joins the Trent at See also:Newton Solney, a See also:short distance below See also:Burton-on-Trent
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The length of the valley is about 40 M. and the See also:total fall of the river about 1450 ft
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The Dove is well known for its See also:trout-fishing, and the portion of the upper valley called See also:Beresford See also:Dale, below Hartington, has a See also:special See also:interest for fishermen through its associations with Izaak See also:Walton and his friend See also: |
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