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was enraged, and spoke of the Gods being banished by a scheme intended to convey "every Buxton fool to
Bakewell in half an hour" and vice versa, "and you call this lucrative exchange—you fools everywhere". The railway is now closed, but the viaduct is itself a
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The River Wye is one of
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the former railway line emerges from a tunnel at Monsal Head, over a
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high above the river below. When this structure was built
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in Buxton. It then flows east through the dales of the
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1222:(3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 389.
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407:The main tributary of the river is the
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1197:. Environment Agency. 10 February 2013
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61:Confluence with Derwent in Derbyshire
1587:List of civil parishes in Derbyshire
1175:. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
449:and provides views of the river. In
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162: • coordinates
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352:The river rises just west of
95:Physical characteristics
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1216:Huggett, Richard J. (2011).
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296:Progression : Wye—
203:24 km (15 mi)
646:Culvert under Central
384:, flows just south of
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516:River Wye, Derbyshire
1806:Rivers of Derbyshire
1152:Notes and references
1002:Ashford-in-the-Water
959:Monsal Head Viaduct
574:Underground through
390:Ashford in the Water
184:53.18556°N 1.61278°W
137:Confluence with the
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35:River Wye in Buxton
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1534:Mickleover
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