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We begin our sketch of the Dove at the 

 spot called Dove-head, and, following the 

 opinion of Cotton, we will assume that the 

 stream begins there. Dove-head is about ten 

 miles to the north of Beresford-hall, and the 

 rivulet at the former spot is not more than a 

 yard wide. From Dove-head to Glutton- 

 bridge there is no angling; but at the latter 

 place, where the stream is not more than 

 between two and three yards wide, a few trout 

 may be taken with the fly in the beginning 

 of the season. This bridge is about four miles 

 from Dove-head, and the stream widening in 

 its course, there is tolerable angling, in the 

 spring, when the water is full, to Ludwell, 

 which is about three miles from Glutton- 

 bridge. From Ludwell to Hartington fishing 

 becomes better, and the angler in the early 

 part of the year will be as successful in the 

 streams about this spot as in any other part of 

 Dove-dale. Accommodation and refreshment 

 can be obtained at Hartington, things very 

 scarce in the northern parts of the Dale. 

 From Hartington to Beresford-hall is a mile. 

 Beresford-hall, once the residence of the fa- 

 mous Cotton, is situated on the Staffordshire 

 side of the stream, and is now a farm-house 

 inhabited by Mrs. Hannah Gibbs. It is in 

 good repair, and we were told, that its interior 

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