River Goyt
The River Goyt is a river of Cheshire and of Derbyshire. It is one of the tributaries of the River Mersey; the Mersey is formed at Stockport by the union of the Goyt and the Tame.
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 old Cat and Fiddle Road from Buxton to Macclesfield crosses the river just as it turns northwards to flow down its well-known valley.
The river then flows under Derbyshire Bridge, which is the boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Later it reaches an old packhorse bridge that was moved here 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 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.
