The River Derwent is a
river
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which flows between the historic county boundaries of
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
* Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...
and
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
in the north east of England. It broadens into the
Derwent Reservoir, west of
Consett
Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019.
History
Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...
. The Derwent is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wate ...
, which it joins near the
MetroCentre near
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
. The river flows for 35 miles from its origin, where two streams,
Beldon Burn and Nookton Burn meet approximately a mile west of
Blanchland, to Derwenthaugh where it flows into the
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wate ...
. On its journey, the river flows through places such as
Allensford,
Shotley Bridge
Shotley Bridge is a village, adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. It is on the A694 road and beside the River Derwent which is crossed by the bridge giving the name. It was once the heart of Britain's swordmaking industry.
...
,
Blackhall Mill Blackhall may refer to:
Places
* Two adjoining villages in County Durham, England:
**Blackhall Colliery
**Blackhall Rocks
*Blackhall, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Blackhall Road, Oxford, England
* Blackhall townland, near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland
* ...
and
Rowlands Gill
Rowlands Gill is a town situated along the A694, between Winlaton Mill and Hamsterley Mill, on the north bank of the River Derwent, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Within Gateshead's greenbelt, the town has a p ...
. The
Derwent Walk Country Park at Rowlands Gill is named after the river.
The name Derwent comes from the
Brythonic/
Early Welsh word for oak ''derw'' and valley ''-went''.
[alternatively water ''dour / der/ dar '' and white ''(g)-went''. See under DUR http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Misc/Etymology.html]
References
External links
*
Derwent Photographs
Rivers of County Durham
Rivers of Northumberland
Rivers of Tyne and Wear
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