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topographical order, the first, upon the main Sheffield 

 line, is BROADBOTTOM, for which we stop at Mottram 

 Station, thence descending to the 

 banks of the lively Etherowe, which 

 here divides Cheshire from Derby- 

 shire.* Far up on the left is the grand 

 mountain-terrace called Charlesworth 

 Coombs, the semicircular and rug- 

 ged face of which is in some parts 

 almost perpendicular ; the slopes 

 in front, beautifully patched with 

 trees, are Stirrup and Stirrup Benches ; 

 and the lofty hills above are Ludworth 

 moor. Arrived at the Etherowe, FIG. 



Angelica stem and leaf- 



crossing it by a wooden bridge, and pouch, 



traversing a field or two, we come to Stirrup-wood, 

 wherein is a waterfall ; above this, in turn, is a de- 

 lightful stretch of sward, inlaid with golden bird's-foot, 

 and the milkwort in many colours, and upon which it is 

 well to rest awhile and feast our eyes with the extensive 

 prospect, now including Werneth-Lowe, and some 

 pleasing bends of the river, with portions of the Erno- 

 croft plantations. The abundance of ferns here is con- 



* The Etherowe rises near Woodhead, at the junction of the 

 counties of Derby, York, and Chester, and is the boundary between 

 Cheshire and Derbyshire for about nine miles. At Compstall, 

 about 200 yards below the bridge, as before stated, it enters the 

 Goyt, and almost immediately afterwards the combined waters 

 pass under the arches of Marple aqueduct. 



