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Derwent

Derwent is the name of several rivers:

Australia:

Derwent River, Tasmania

United Kingdom:

River Derwent, Derbyshire, England; see also Upper Derwent Valley
River Derwent, County Durham, England
River Derwent, Cumbria, England, also the lake Derwentwater in the Lake District
River Derwent, Yorkshire, England

The name Derwent is Old English and means "valley thick with oaks".

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