Derwent
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Derwent is the name of several rivers:
- River Derwent, Derbyshire, England; see also Upper Derwent Valley
- River Derwent, County Durham, England
- River Derwent, Cumbria, England, also the lake Derwent Water in the Lake District
- River Derwent, Yorkshire, England
and also of one settlement:
- Derwent, Derbyshire, England
The name is also used for a number of other items:
- Derwent is also the name of an early Rolls-Royce jet engine.
- Derwent is also a company manufacturing fine art pencils.
- Derwent is a college at the University of York.
- Electoral division of Derwent is an election district in Tasmania.
The name Derwent derives from the Brythonic term Derventio meaning "valley thick with oaks".
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