Wye Valley, Derbyshire

Wye Valley, Derbyshire
Monsal Head Viaduct and River Wye
Length	15 miles (24 km) West-East
Width	100 to 500 metres (330 to 1,640 ft)
Depth	100 metres (330 ft)
Geography
Location	Derbyshire, England
Coordinates	53°14′56″N 1°51′35″W / 53.2488°N 1.8598°W / 53.2488; -1.8598
Rivers	River Wye

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Legend
Axe Edge Buxton Mill Dale Ashwood Dale Cow Dale │ Cunning Dale Wye Dale Deep Dale │ Woo Dale Great Rocks Dale Chee Dale Flag Dale Blackwell Dale │ Monk's Dale Miller's Dale Tideswell Dale Cressbrook Dale Upperdale Hay Dale Monsal Dale Taddington Dale Deep Dale Kirk Dale at Ashford-in-the-Water Bakewell Lathkill Dale River Derwent at Rowsley

The Wye Valley is the limestone valley of the River Wye in the White Peak of Derbyshire, England. The source of the River Wye is west of Buxton on Axe Edge Moor. One main channel runs underground through Poole's Cavern. The river flows though Buxton Pavilion Gardens and then along a culvert under the town centre. After leaving the flat area of central Buxton, the Wye Valley becomes distinct as a gorge running east for 10 miles (16 km) before the valley broadens at Ashford-in-the Water.^[1]

The A6 road from Buxton to Bakewell follows the Wye Valley for most of its path. The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway used to run through the valley. It was built to link Manchester through the Peak District to London and operated from the 1860s to 1968.^[2]