 It then flows through the Eturia valley alongside the Festival Park site, and Cliffe Vale, before passing through the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent, where it also culverted.The brook then flows to the east, joining the Trent between Stoke and Fenton, beneath the dual carriageway of the A500.The brook has been designated as main river between Middleport and the confluence with the Trent.