River Dane

River Dane
River
Three Shires' Head
Country	England
Counties	Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire
Source
- location	Axe Edge Moor, south west of Buxton
Mouth
- location	Confluence with River Weaver

The River Dane flows through Cheshire in northwest England.

The river rises in Derbyshire, close to the source of the River Goyt just to the south west of Buxton, on Axe Edge Moor. Flowing southwest, it forms the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire for around 10 miles (16 km) before flowing west through Congleton and past Holmes Chapel.

The point on the river where the three counties meet, at Panniers' Pool Bridge, is called the Three Shires' Head. Three shires head is the most northern point in Staffordshire.

Passing just to the north of Middlewich, it merges first with the River Croco near the site of the old Roman fort in Harbutt's Field, and then with the River Wheelock near the aqueduct carrying the Trent and Mersey Canal, and runs the remaining five miles north to Northwich where it flows into the River Weaver.

See also

• List of rivers in England