The Derwent is a river in the Lake District of the county of Cumbria in the north of England. The name Derwent is derived from a Celtic word for "oak trees" ( an alternative is dour water and (g)-went white / pure ).
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.
Beyond Bassenthwaite Lake the river flows westwards, providing crystal clear water for the newly formed Lakes Distillery, through the Isel Valley, before leaving the Lake District National Park just before reaching Cockermouth.
Another tributary is the River Cocker, which joins the Derwent at Cockermouth, through which the Derwent flows after exiting the Lake District on its now westerly course. After leaving Cockermouth, the river flows by Papcastle where a Roman fort bears the name of the river.
The old course of the river used to flow further east, entering the Humber east of Howden.
The River Derwent catchment area includes the Upper Derwent, River Rye, River Hertford, Bielby Beck and Pocklington canal and their tributaries. It covers an area of 2,057 square kilometres and includes the towns of Stamford Bridge, Malton, Pickering, Helmsley, Filey and Scarborough. The area is bounded by the Cleveland Hills, North York Moors and Hambleton Hills to the north, the Yorkshire Wolds and the coast to the east, the Vale of York to the west and the River Ouse and Humber Estuary to the south. The area around the river is primarily rural in nature with grazing moorland in the upland areas and a variety of agricultural uses at lower levels. There are large areas of designated conservation sites throughout the area.
The county of Cumbria consists of six districts (Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland), and in 2008 had a population of just under half a million. Cumbria is one of the most sparsely populated counties in the United Kingdom, with 73.4 people per km2 (190/sq mi).
Created for the 1979 European Parliament elections in 1979, Cumbria was a single-member constituency formed from the grouping of numerous neighbouring British Parliament constituencies.
The constituency saw only one election under the chosen boundaries, with the county of Cumbria and electors in Westminster constituencies as far south as the Fylde coast electing its MEP as one constituency in 1979 only. In subsequent elections, the constituency became the expanded Cumbria and Lancashire North.
Boundaries
Barrow-in-Furness; Carlisle; Fylde North; Lancaster; Morecambe and Lonsdale; Penrith and the Border; Westmorland; Whitehaven; Workington
Cumbria League is a competitive league at tier 8 in the English Rugby Union System run by the English Rugby Football Union. In the 2011/2012 season the league contains 10 teams competing for promotion in the N.Lancs/Cumbria League. It is currently the lowest competitive league for Rugby Union in Cumbria, with the Cumbria 2 North & West and Cumbria 2 South & East being run as Merit Leagues by Cumbria RFU but with potential promotion and division between these groups. As of 2011, The Cumbria League has 5 first XV teams (Hawcoat Park, Furness, Millom, Silloth, and Windermere) and 4 second XV teams (Carlisle Crusaders 2nd XV, Kendal 2nd XV, Kirkby Lonsdale 2nd XV and Penrith RFC A). Unlike the majority of other leagues, the Cumbria division includes a number of second/A teams.
Teams in the cumbria league play in both the Cumbria Plate (for the 1st XV clubs) and Cumbria Vase (for the 2nd XV clubs).
2009/2010 Season
Whitehaven were champions of the Cumbria league and were promoted to the N.Lancs/Cumbria league. Millom secured second place but failed in their play off game, losing 32-10 to Didsbury Toc H, so remained in the Cumbria League until the following season.
But there has been growing public anger over the state of England’s rivers and ... In addition, several spots on Coniston Water and one on DerwentWater, in Cumbria, have been added as designated spots.
Twelve rivers have been named among the new sites to be designated as wild swimming areas, in a significant boost to numbers ... In addition, several spots on Coniston Water and one on DerwentWater, in Cumbria, have been added as designated spots.
... the town of Workington in Cumbria was split in two. The Derwent burst its banks and swept away the town’s two main river crossings, leaving 21,000 residents with a 14-mile round trip to the other side.
The CumbriaRiverRestoration partnership, which won the European Riverprize last year, is one beacon of hope ... The River Derwent in Cumbria ran dry in parts of the Borrowdale valley this summer for the third consecutive year.
Forecasters have however warned of a possible risk of thunderstorms later in the week ... The WindsorDuck tours amphibious vehicle takes visitors down the RiverThames. A paddle boarder enjoying the Autumn sunshine in DerwentWater, Keswick, Cumbria ... .
Buttermere is the only lake unaffected in the Derwent catchment ... Izzie Mullin, an invasive species officer at WestCumbriaRiversTrust, holds handfuls of invasive weeds in Derwent Water. WEST CUMBRIA RIVERS TRUST.
Play Brightcove video ... Play Brightcove video. The Lake District, in Cumbria, is one of the worst-affected areas, with sewage pouring into the RiverDerwent and Bassenthwaite Lake area of special conservation for more than 6,600 hours last year ... .
... sites monitored by the Environment Agency, though 11% of sites are still classed as “below normal”, with a handful of areas on the Derwent and Eamont rivers in Cumbria considered “exceptionally low”.
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