Rivelin Valley (Sheffield)

The Rivelin Valley lies approximately 5 miles West of Sheffield City Centre. The Valley is three and a half miles long and follows the course of the River Rivelin, which rises in the Hallam Moors on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The River Rivelin is a very fast flowing river that is fed by many smaller tributaries that drain their water from the moorland peat. The fast flowing nature of this River has cut a steep gorge through the hills leaving a deep valley with very steep sides. This river has been exploited over the centuries and the many dozens of different water wheels that once cluttered this valley supported in their heyday, ...  Read the complete review