Derwent

(ˈdɜːwənt)

1. (Placename) a river in S Australia, in S Tasmania, flowing southeast to the Tasman Sea. Length: 172 km (107 miles)

2. (Placename) a river in N central England, in N Derbyshire, flowing southeast to the River Trent. Length: 96 km (60 miles)

3. (Placename) a river in N England, in Yorkshire, rising on the North York Moors and flowing south to the River Ouse. Length: 92 km (57 miles)

4. (Placename) a river in NW England, in Cumbria, rising on the Borrowdale Fells and flowing north and west to the Irish Sea. Length: 54 km (34 miles)

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Der•went

(ˈdɜr wənt)

n.

a river in S Australia, in S Tasmania, flowing SE to the Tasman Sea. 107 mi. (170 km) long.

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He spent long days playing about in garden and orchard, or on the banks of the Derwent, with his friends and brothers and his sister Dorothy.

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It was then that the distant towers of York, and the bloody streams of the Derwent,* beheld that direful

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The bay should rather be called an estuary, for it receives at its head the waters of the Derwent. Near the mouth, there are some extensive basaltic platforms; but higher up the land becomes mountainous, and is covered by a light wood.

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nigh to Mackworth, over beyond the Derwent River, nigh to Derby Town.

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(Alliance News) - Property business Derwent London PLC on Thursday hiked its dividend following a rise in first half net rental income, while it also announced sale of a office building for over GBP100 million.

Derwent London Ups First Half Dividend On Rental Income Rise

A SUMMER of activities for all ages is being planned at Derwent Waterside Park.

Activities to suit you to a T-Rex

Derwent Waterside Park at Northumbrian Water's Derwent Reservoir

Activities to suit you to a T-Rex

LOUGHBOROUGH TOWN MEN'S 3RD XI 0 DERWENT MEN'S 1ST XI 2 DESPITE a lackluster warm up Loughborough Town Men's 3rd XI started out well against Derwent, a team that Town had only narrowly lost too earlier in the season.

Town Men's 3rd XI start well but are defeated by Derwent

Securities and Exchange Commission, assigned London-based, office-focussed REIT, Derwent London plc a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating of 'A-' and a senior unsecured debt rating of 'A'.

Fitch Ratings assigns REIT, Derwent London plc rating of 'A-'

Derwent, in Derbyshire, made way for the Ladybower Reservoir, which was built between 1935 and 1943.

'Drowned' village is VANDALISED by visitors after resurfacing in dry reservoir; Derwent is visible for a brief period after making way for the Ladybower Reservoir - but visitors are not treating it with respect

Residents inEbchesterheading along Derwent Walk had to change direction on Saturday morning after a water main burst.

Watch as burst pipe underneath a County Durham bridge sends water shooting up in the air; Northumbrian Water said they have a team on site trying to fix the problem

28 February 2017 - UK-based commercial real estate company Derwent London plc (LSE: DLN) has entered an agreement to sell the freehold interest in 132-142 Hampstead Road NW1 for GBP 130m (USD 160.95m), the company said.