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The river rises at [[Styhead Tarn]] underneath [[Scafell Pike]] and flows in a northerly direction through the valley of [[Borrowdale]], before continuing through [[Derwentwater]], giving the lake its name. | The river rises at [[Styhead Tarn]] underneath [[Scafell Pike]] and flows in a northerly direction through the valley of [[Borrowdale]], before continuing through [[Derwentwater]], giving the lake its name. | ||
| − | The Derwent then continues into [[Bassenthwaite Lake]], picking up the waters of the [[River Greta, | + | The Derwent then continues into [[Bassenthwaite Lake]], picking up the waters of the [[River Greta, Cumberland|River Greta]] just outside [[Keswick]]. |
Beyond Bassenthwaite Lake the river flows westwards through the [[Isel]] Valley, and on to [[Cockermouth]], where it receives the waters of the [[River Cocker]] | Beyond Bassenthwaite Lake the river flows westwards through the [[Isel]] Valley, and on to [[Cockermouth]], where it receives the waters of the [[River Cocker]] | ||
| − | The swollen Derwent the flows through Cockermouth heading west. Below the town it passes by [[Papcastle]] where | + | The swollen Derwent the flows through Cockermouth heading west. Below the town it passes by [[Papcastle]] where a Roman fort bears the name of the river, showing the ancientness of the name. |
The river enters the [[Irish Sea]] at [[Workington]]. | The river enters the [[Irish Sea]] at [[Workington]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 3 October 2014
The Derwent is a river in Cumberland, which flows across some of the most celebrated landscape in the county before discharging its waters into the Irish Sea at Workington.
The name Derwent is frequent in Britain, and is derived from an Old Welsh word for "oak", which in Modern Welsh is derw.
Course
The river rises at Styhead Tarn underneath Scafell Pike and flows in a northerly direction through the valley of Borrowdale, before continuing through Derwentwater, giving the lake its name.
The Derwent then continues into Bassenthwaite Lake, picking up the waters of the River Greta just outside Keswick.
Beyond Bassenthwaite Lake the river flows westwards through the Isel Valley, and on to Cockermouth, where it receives the waters of the River Cocker
The swollen Derwent the flows through Cockermouth heading west. Below the town it passes by Papcastle where a Roman fort bears the name of the river, showing the ancientness of the name.
The river enters the Irish Sea at Workington.
Miscellany
The Derwent is mentioned in the first book of William Wordsworth's The Prelude.[1]
