The River Sett is a river that flows through the High Peak borough of

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, in north western

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It rises near Edale Cross on

Kinder Scout Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and national nature reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands; t ...

and flows through the villages of Hayfield and

Birch Vale Birch Vale is a village in the Borough of High Peak, High Peak district of Derbyshire, just outside the boundary of the Peak District National Park, between New Mills and Hayfield, Derbyshire, Hayfield. Most of Birch Vale, including the attached ...

to join the

River Goyt The River Goyt is a tributary of the River Mersey in North West England. Etymology The name ''Goyt'' may be derived from the Middle English ''gote'', meaning "a watercourse, a stream". Derivation from the Welsh ''gwyth'' meaning "vein" has bee ...

New Mills New Mills is a town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, south-east of Stockport and from Manchester at the confluence of the River Goyt and Sett. It is close to the border with Cheshire and above the Torrs, a deep gorge cut t ...

. The River Goyt is one of the principal tributaries of the

River Mersey The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed part ...

. In the past, the river was known as the River Kinder; the modern

River Kinder The River Kinder ( ) is a small river, only about long, in northwestern Derbyshire, England. Rising on the peat moorland plateau of Kinder Scout, it flows generally westwards to its confluence with the River Sett at Bowden Bridge (a Grade II lis ...

is a right tributary of the Sett, joining the river at Bowden Bridge above Hayfield. The 2.5-mile

Sett Valley Trail The Sett Valley Trail is a cycle- and bridleway in Derbyshire, England, linking the village of Hayfield and the town of New Mills (via Birch Vale, Thornsett and Ollersett). It runs along the lower valley of the River Sett and follows the ...

follows the trackbed of the former railway line along the valley between Hayfield and New Mills.''Sett Valley Trail'' (leaflet produced by Derbyshire County Council Environmental Services Department) The river's Environment Agency pollution classification changed from good to moderate in 2014.

Tributaries

*Hidebank Brook ? (L) *Thornsett/Rowarth Brook ? (R) *Gibb Brook ? (L) *Raens Brook (L) *Birch Hall Brook ? (L) *Hollingworth Clough ? (R) **Middle Brook ? (L) *Phoside Brook ? (L) **Foxholes Clough (L) *Hazlehurst Brook (L) *

(R) **Upper Brook ? (L) **William Clough ? (R) **Blackshaws Brook ? (L) **Red Brook (L) *Coldwell Clough (R) *Dimpus Clough (L) *Oaken Clough (R)

References

Sett, River

Sett A sett or set is a badger's den. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 or more animals with up to of tunnels and as many as 40 openings. Such elaborate setts ...

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Tributaries

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