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Derwent, river, N. Derbyshire; rises on High Peak, on N. border of co., and flows S. and SE. past Derby to the Trent near Sawley on border of Leicestershire; is 60 miles long.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Derwent |
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