This article is about the river in England. For Drône, the river in France, see
Dronne. For drones on rivers, see
Drone ship.
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River Drone by Ramshaw Woods, Unstone |
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| Country | England |
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| Source | |
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| • location | Sheffield Border |
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| • elevation | 140 m (460 ft) (Dronfield) |
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• location | River Rother |
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| Length | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
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| Basin size | 57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi) |
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| • location | Sheepbridge |
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| • average | 0.8 m3/s (28 cu ft/s) |
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source at Mickley |
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aqueduct and Bradway Tunnel |
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source at Dore and Totley |
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source at Jordanthorpe |
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A61 trunk road |
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B6158 Dyche Lane |
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B6057 Sheffield Road bridge |
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Jordanthorpe |
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Holmley Common |
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B6057 Sheffield Road bridge |
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culvert under industrial estate |
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culvert under railway |
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Midland Main Line "New Road" |
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Soaper Lane bridge |
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Lea Road bridge |
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Midland Main Line "New Road" |
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tributary |
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Culvert under Dronfield station |
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B6057 Chesterfield Road bridge |
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Midland Main Line "New Road" |
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site of Dronfield Corn Mill |
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Mill Lane bridge |
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Midland Main Line "New Road" |
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Bentley Hall Brook |
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Dronfield Sewage Works |
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Half Acre Lane bridge |
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Crow Lane bridge |
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site of Unstone Corn Mill |
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Midland Main Line "New Road" |
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Whittington Lane bridge |
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B6057 Brierley Bridge |
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B6057 Sheffield Road bridge, The Brushes |
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A61 trunk road |
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Barlow Brook |
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A61 trunk road |
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B6057 Sheffield Road bridge, Old Whittington |
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Midland Main Line "New Road" |
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site of Whittington Corn Mill |
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B6052 Station Road bridge, Old Whittington |
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Railway to Barrow Hill |
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River Rother |
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Old River Bridge |
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The River Drone is a river which flows south from its source on the Sheffield, South Yorkshire, border. It flows through Dronfield, Unstone and Unstone Green in Derbyshire before merging at Sheepbridge to the north of Chesterfield with the Barlow Brook. Below the junction, it is often referred to as the River Whitting. It then flows south-east till it merges with the River Rother at Brimington Road North (B6050) at Chesterfield. It is one of the three main tributaries of the Rother.
