Lyme Brook
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| Lyme Brook | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lyme Brook from the A500 | |
  Lyme brook within Staffordshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Staffordshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hanford, Staffordshire |
• coordinates | 52°58′44″N 2°12′11″W / 52.979°N 2.203°W |
| Length | 4.1 km (2.5 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 31 km2 (12 sq mi)[2] |
| Progression : Lyme Brook—Trent—Humber | |
Lyme Brook is a tributary stream of the River Trent, which flows through Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the outlying areas of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England.[3][4]
Prior to the 20th century the upper course of the brook could be traced through the area to the north of Newcastle, but subsequent development and culverting means that only parts are now visible.[5]
To the south of Newcastle town centre, the brook joins together with a number of its tributaries including the Silverdale and the Ashfield brooks. This area between Rotterdam and Pool Dam was important historically, as the water from the brooks was dammed to form a protective pool around the ‘new’ motte-and-bailey castle in the 12th century, after which the town is named.[5]
From Pool Dam, the brook has been designated as main river, which flows south-east in a narrow valley, between Clayton and Trent Vale, where it forms the boundary between Newcastle and Stoke. The brook then passes next to the Clayton Wood Training Ground and under the A500 dual carriage-way, joining the Trent near Hanford.[3]
The catchment or drainage basin lies between that of the Fowlea Brook to the north and east, and that of the Park brook to the south, and has an area of 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi).[2]
