River Goyt

River Goyt
Origin	Pennines
Mouth	River Mersey
Basin countries	England
Source elevation	520m[1]
Mouth elevation	40m[2]

The River Goyt is a river in North West England. It is one of the tributaries of the River Mersey. Coordinates: 53°24′51″N 2°09′25″W / 53.41420°N 2.15689°W / 53.41420; -2.15689

Course

The Goyt rises on the moors of Axe Edge, near the River Dane and the Cat and Fiddle Inn. The area is known as the Upper Goyt Valley. The river crosses the old Cat and Fiddle Road from Buxton to Macclesfield at Derbyshire Bridge, which was the old boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Then it reaches an old packhorse bridge which was moved when Errwood reservoir was built in the 1960s. Further downstream there is another reservoir, the Fernilee reservoir. The original line of the Cromford and High Peak Railway can be seen near this point.

The Goyt (right) meets the Tame in Stockport to form the Mersey

The Goyt then passes through Taxal and Horwich End where it is joined by the Todd Brook. Thereafter it passes through Whaley Bridge, New Mills (where it is joined by the River Sett) and Marple Bridge. Having been joined by the River Etherow, the Goyt joins the River Tame at Stockport, forming the River Mersey.

The "Roman Bridge" over the River Goyt between New Mills and Marple Bridge is actually 17th century. Grid reference: SJ967873

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