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The Derwent is a river in Derbyshire, England. It is 50 miles (80 km) [1] long and is a tributary of the River Trent, which it joins south of Derby. [2] Throughout its course, the river mostly flows through the Peak District and its foothills. Much of the river's route, with the exception of the city of Derby, is rural.
Derwent Reservoir is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north of Derbyshire, England. It lies approximately 10 mi (16 km) from Glossop and 10 mi (16 km) from Sheffield. The River Derwent flows first through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through Ladybower Reservoir.
The park, on the northern outskairts of the town, is bounded on the east by the A6 road and on the west by the River Derwent; it is about 250 metres (820 ft) north to south, and is up to 70 metres (230 ft) wide. The gardens are located within Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site. [1] The bandstand
The River Ecclesbourne is a small river in Derbyshire, England, which starts in the upper part of the town of Wirksworth, flows for 9 miles to Duffield, [2] and then enters the River Derwent just outside the village.
The western half of the reservoir lies in Derbyshire and the eastern half is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire; the county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the original path of the River Derwent. The longest arm is around 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi (2.0 km) in length.
The Markeaton Brook is an 11-mile-long (17 km) tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England.The brook rises from its source south of Hulland Ward, and flows for most of its length through the countryside north-west of Derby before entering a culvert to the north of the city centre; it reappears from this culvert and runs through a short section of open channel on the other side of the ...
A line of telegraph poles still runs from Cromford Meadows to the Junction, between the River Derwent and the railway line, though the wires have long gone. A photo of a main line locomotive passing the C&HPR exchange sidings can be seen here [25] A map of 1930 showing both sites - High Peak (main line) Junction and Cromford Goods - can be seen ...
Carsington Water is a reservoir, operated by Severn Trent Water, between Wirksworth and Kniveton in Derbyshire, England.The reservoir takes water from the River Derwent at Ambergate during winter months, pumping up to the reservoir by 10.5-kilometre (6.5 mi) long tunnels and aqueduct.