Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland west of Buxton

Buxton

Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...

 in the Peak District

Peak District

The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire....

. It is mainly gritstone (Namurian

Silesian (age)

The Silesian is in the geologic timescale of Europe a series or epoch, a subdivision of the Carboniferous system or period. It follows or lies on top of the Dinantian epoch/series and lasted from roughly 326.4 to 299.0 Ma ago. The Silesian is subdivided into three stages: Stephanian, Westphalian...

 shale and sandstone). Its highest point (551 metres (1,807.7 ft)) is at . This is slightly lower than Shining Tor

Shining Tor

Shining Tor is a hill in the Peak District of England, between the towns of Buxton and Macclesfield, lying on the border between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Its summit is the highest point in Cheshire...

 (which is some 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the northwest, across the modest dip of the incipient Goyt Valley).

The moor is the source of the River Dove

River Dove, Derbyshire

The River Dove is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England and is around in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the River Trent at Newton Solney. From there, its waters reach the North Sea via the...

, River Manifold

River Manifold

The River Manifold is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Dove ....

, River Dane

River Dane

The River Dane is a river mainly in Cheshire in the north west of England.The river rises in Derbyshire, close to the source of the River Goyt just to the south west of Buxton, on Axe Edge Moor...

, River Wye

River Wye, Derbyshire

The River Wye is a limestone river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It is in length, and is one of the major tributaries of the River Derwent, which flows into the River Trent, and ultimately into the Humber and the North Sea....

 and River Goyt. It boasts England's second-highest public house (the Cat and Fiddle Inn

Cat and Fiddle Inn

The Cat and Fiddle Inn is the second-highest inn or public house in England . The inn is situated on the eastern fringes of Cheshire in the Peak District National Park on the A537 road just west of the Derbyshire/Cheshire county boundary, on the western side of Axe Edge Moor...

). The moor is shared between the counties of Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

 and Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, which meet on its southwestern flank at the Three Shire's Head

Three Shire Head

Three Shire Head is the point on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet, at UK grid reference , or ....

on the Dane.

The Axe Edge itself is on the southwestern edge, near the source of the Dove.