River Dane - wikipedia River Dane River Dane River The Dane at Three Shire Heads Country England Counties Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire Tributaries - left River Croco, River Wheelock Source - location Axe Edge Moor Mouth - location Confluence with River Weaver The River Dane is a tributary of the River Weaver that originates in the Peak District area of England. It forms the border between first Cheshire and Derbyshire on the west and east, and then between Cheshire and Staffordshire where it then flows north - west through Cheshire before meeting the Weaver near Northwich. The river rises close to the source of the River Goyt just to the south west of Buxton, on Axe Edge Moor. Flowing southwest, it forms county borders 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 Shire Heads ( often wrongly Three Shires Head ). Three Shire Heads is the most northerly 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 5 miles ( 8 km ) north to Northwich where it flows into the River Weaver. The name of the river ( earlier Daven ) is probably from the Old Welsh dafn, meaning a `` drop or trickle '', implying a slow - moving river. Tributaries Gad Brook ( R ) Eldersbriar Brook ( L ) Puddlinglake Brook ( R ) River Wheelock ( L ) Hoggins Brook ( L ) Fowle Brook ( L ) River Croco ( L ) Sanderson 's Brook ( L ) Small Brook ( L ) Swettenham Brook Midge Brook ( Ls ) Chapel Brook ( R ) Dighill Brook ( R ) Clonter Brook ( Rs ) Loach Brook Dairy Brook ( L ) The Howty ( L ) Dane in Shaw Brook ( L ) Biddulph Brook Timbers Brook ( R ) Cow Brook ( R ) Ravensclough Brook ( L ) Shell Brook ( R ) Clough Brook ( R ) Highmoor Brook ( R ) Rabb Brook ( R ) Oaken Brook ( R ) Cumberland Brook ( L ) Yarnshaw Brook ( L ) Correction Brook ( L ) Tor Brook ( R ) Black Brook Flash Brook ( L ) Far Brook ( R ) Robins Brook ( R ) Three Shires Brook ( L ) See also Cheshire portal List of rivers of England References Jump up ^ Walks in the UK Peak District - Axe Edge Moor, Buxton 's coal mining district Jump up ^ Watts, Victor, ed. ( 2010 ), `` Dane '', The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place - Names, Cambridge University Press Coordinates : 53 ° 15 ′ N 2 ° 31 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.250 ° N 2.517 ° W ﻿ / 53.250 ; - 2.517 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Dane&oldid=819760680 '' Categories : Rivers of Cheshire Rivers and valleys of the Peak District Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire Weaver catchment Hidden categories : Geobox usage tracking for river type Coordinates on Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Cebuano Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 11 January 2018, at 03 : 39. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the river dane start and end
Answer: originates in the Peak District area of England