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'''Derwent''' derives from the [[Brythonic languages|Brythonic]] term ''Derventio'', meaning "valley thick with [[oak]]s". It may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Places== === Australia === * [[Derwent River (Tasmania)]] * [[Derwent Valley Council]], a local government area of Tasmania, Australia, covering the upper part of the Derwent River, from the major town of New Norfolk (just north-west of Hobart) to the remote south-west Hydro town of Strathgordon * [[Electoral division of Derwent]], Tasmania * [[Derwent Barracks]], an Australian Army barracks in the Hobart suburb of Glenorchy, near the Elwick Racecourse and Hobart Showgrounds === United Kingdom === * [[Derwent College, York|Derwent College]], a [[colleges of the University of York|college of the University of York]] * [[Derwent, Derbyshire]], a now-submerged village. * [[Derwentwater]], Lake District * [[River Derwent, North East England]] * [[River Derwent, Cumbria]], a river in the Lake District of the county of Cumbria in the north of England ** [[Above Derwent]], a civil parish in the Cumberland district in Cumbria, England, bounded to the east by Derwent Water, the River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake, and includes sections of both lakes * [[River Derwent, Derbyshire]], a river in the county of Derbyshire, England, joining the River Trent south of Derby * [[River Derwent, Yorkshire]], a river in Yorkshire in the north of England ** [[Sutton upon Derwent]], a small village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately 8 miles (13 km) to the south-east of York ** [[Derwent Ings]], a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England * [[Upper Derwent Valley]], an area of the Peak District National Park in England * [[Derwent Park (Rowlands Gill)]] * [[Derwent Reservoir, North East England]], a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland. * [[Derwent Mouth]], a location on the River Trent, which at that point forms the border between the English counties of Derbyshire and Leicestershire * [[Derwent Rural District]], a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1935 to 1974 * [[Newton upon Derwent]], a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England * [[Ouse and Derwent]], a wapentake of the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, England consisting of the westerly part of the county === Canada === * [[Derwent, Alberta]] * [[Derwent, Ontario]] ===United States=== * [[Derwent, Ohio]] == Vehicles == * [[Derwent (locomotive)|''Derwent'' (locomotive)]], steam locomotive * [[HMS Derwent|HMS ''Derwent'']], one of three warships of the Royal Navy * [[HMAS Derwent|HMAS ''Derwent'']], a naval base and a warship of the Royal Australian Navy == Companies == * [[Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company]], a manufacturer of pencils and other stationery * [[Derwent London]], commercial developer in London * [[Derwent Capital Markets]], hedge fund in London * [[Derwent Drug File]], formerly known as Ringdoc, an information monitoring, abstracting and documentation service * [[Derwent Living]], an provider of affordable and specialist housing in the Midlands, Yorkshire and the South East ==People== * [[Derwent Hall Caine]] (1891β1971), British actor, publisher and Labour politician * [[Derwent Coleridge]] (1800β1883), third child of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a distinguished English scholar and author * [[Lavinia Derwent]] (1909β1989), MBE * [[Derwent Lees]] (1884β1931), Australian artist and [[Slade School of Fine Art]] teacher * [[Clarence Derwent Awards|Clarence Derwent]] (1884 β 1959) British actor, director, and manager. Founder of the [[Clarence Derwent Awards|Clarence Derwent Award]] in the USA. ==Other== * [[Rolls-Royce Derwent]], jet engine * [[Derwent (patent)]], patent indexing system * [[Baron Derwent]], of Hackness in the North Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * [[Derwent flounder]], ''Taratretis derwentensis'', is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae * [[Derwent Cricket Club]], established in 1835 and is the oldest cricket club in Tasmania * [[Derwent Park Road]], a major link road in the northern suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania * [[Derwent Way Bridge]], a small road and rail swing bridge over the Annacis Channel of the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada * [[Derwent House]], on Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, Bromley * [[Derwent Island House]], an 18th-century Italianate house situated on Derwent Island, Derwent Water, Keswick, Cumbria, and in the ownership of the National Trust * [[Derwent Power Station]], a 214MWe gas-fired power station on Holme Lane near Spondon in Derby, England * [[Derwent Tower]], a 29-storey residential apartment building in Dunston, United Kingdom * [[Derwent Reservoir (disambiguation)]] * [[Derwent Valley (disambiguation)]] * [[Derwent Valley Railway (disambiguation)]] * [[Derwent World Patents Index]] * [[River Derwent (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation|geo}}
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