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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.
This is a list of crossings of the Derbyshire Derwent, the principal river of Derbyshire in the Midlands of England.. Listed in the table are those crossings that have been identified from the first formal crossing at the packhorse bridge at Slippery Stones, in the upper Derwent valley, continuing through the Derwent Valley Mills heritage site to Derby, to the last crossing near Church Wilne ...
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 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 ...
The Derwent is a river in Yorkshire in the north of England. It flows from Fylingdales Moor in the North York Moors National Park, east then southwards as far as its confluence with the River Hertford then westwards through the Vale of Pickering, south through Kirkham Gorge and the Vale of York, joining the River Ouse at Barmby on the Marsh.
The River Amber is a left bank tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. It gives its name to the local government district and borough of Amber Valley. [2] [3] The name Amber is a pre-Celtic word with uncertain meaning. [4]
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.
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 ...