River Derwent, North East England

"Derwenthaugh" redirects here. For the disused railway station, see Derwenthaugh railway station. For the coking plant replaced by Derwenthaugh Park, see Derwenthaugh Coke Works.
For other rivers called Derwent, see River Derwent (disambiguation).

River Derwent
Derwent near Allensford
Location of the mouth within Tyne and Wear
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
County
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
River Tyne
 • coordinates
54°57′49″N 1°40′46″W / 54.9635°N 1.6794°W / 54.9635; -1.6794
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftThornley Burn, Pallis Burn, Mill Burn, Small Burn, Mere Burn, Shotleyfield Burn, Letch Burn, Walliswalls Burn
 • rightClock Burn, Snipes Dene, Leapmill Burn, Pont Burn, Ebchester Burn, Snow's Green Burn, Howden Burn, Dene Burn, Wharnley Burn, Horsleyhope Burn, Muggleswick Burn, Burnhope Burn, Near Haw Burn, Far Haw Burn, Bolt's Burn

The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland, and in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It then enters the Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers, west of Consett. The River Derwent then flows through the Derwent Gorge, past Allensford, Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill, Rowlands Gill, Gibside estate and the Nine Arches Viaduct near Derwenthaugh Country Park. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.

Etymology

The name Derwent comes from the Brythonic/Early Welsh word for oak derw and valley -went.[1]

Course

The River Derwent flows for 35 miles from its origin, where two streams, Beldon Burn and Nookton Burn meet approximately a mile west of Blanchland, to Derwenthaugh where it flows into the River Tyne (the confluence is between Blaydon near the Scotswood Bridge and the MetroCentre complex). On its journey, the River Derwent flows into and through Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers (with Waskerley Moor to the south), then places such as Muggleswick, the Derwent Gorge and Horsleyhope Ravine, Allensford, Shotley Grove (know for its fish pass), Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill and Rowlands Gill where it passes the Gibside Estate before flowing under the Nine Arches Viaduct. The Derwent Walk Country Park at Rowlands Gill[2] is named after the river.

Wildlife

Brown trout (Salmo trutta) and European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) are present in the Derwent, and are open for fly catching on Tyne Rivers Trust website.[3]

The Muggleswick-born writer, John Carr, wrote a 40 verse poem "Ode to the River Derwent".[4]

References

  1. ^ alternatively water dour / der/ dar and white (g)-went. See under DUR http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Misc/Etymology.html
  2. ^ "Derwent Walk Country Park and Derwenthaugh Park". Gateshead Council.
  3. ^ http://www.creatomatic.co.uk. "Rowlands Gill". Tyne Rivers Trust. Retrieved 13 December 2025. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  4. ^ The Bishoprick Garland; Or, A Collection of Legends, Songs, Ballads, &c. Belonging to the County of Durham (europeanlibraries ed.). Nichols, and Baldwin & Cradock. 1843. pp. 43–48.
  • Media related to River Derwent, North East England at Wikimedia Commons
  • Derwent Photographs Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  • Bridges On The Derwent


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