Derventio
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Derventio is the Latin name of several places, mostly rivers now called Derwent, in Roman Britain:
- Derventio, the Roman fort at Papcastle in Cumbria.
- Derventio, the small Roman town at Little Chester near Derby in Derbyshire.
- Derventio, the Roman fort of Malton in Yorkshire.
- Derventio, the River Derwent in Cumbria.
- Derventio, the River Derwent in Derbyshire.
- Derventio, the River Dart in Devon.
- Derventio, the River Derwent in Yorkshire.
The name "Derventio" means "a valley thick with oaks" (compare Modern Welsh derwen = oak).
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