Derwent
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Derwent may refer to:
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[edit] Rivers
[edit] Australia
[edit] United Kingdom
- 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
[edit] Places
[edit] Australia
- Electoral division of Derwent is an election district in Tasmania
[edit] United Kingdom
- Derwent, Derbyshire, England
[edit] Other
- 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.
- Derwent (locomotive), an early British steam locomotive.
- Derwent (Patent), Derwent is an indexing system used to categorize and classify patents.
[edit] Origin
The name Derwent derives from the Brythonic term Derventio meaning "valley thick with oaks".
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