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  England - LoveToKnow 1911
The east and south coasts show considerable stretches of uniform uninflected coast-line, and except for the Farne Islands and Holy Island in the extreme north, the flat islands formed by ramifications of the estuaries on the Essex and north Kent coasts, and the Isle of Wight in the south, they are without islands.
North of the gap in the low escarpment in which the town of Lincoln centres, a close fringe of villages borders the escarpment on the west; and throughout the belt the alternations of clay and hard rock are reflected in the grouping of population.
The chief paths of depressions are from southwest to north-east across England; one track runs across the south-east and eastern counties, and is that followed by a large proportion of the summer and autumn storms, thereby perhaps helping to explain the peculiar liability of the east of England to damage from hail accompanying thunderstorms.
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 Derwent
Derwent Water (or Derwentwater) is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in the north of England.
DERWENT was sunk in deep water 15 nautical miles west of Rottnest Island as a Fish Attraction Device on 21st December.
Derwent Coleridge (1800 - 1883), third child of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was a distinguished scholar and author.
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  River Derwent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River Derwent, North East England on the border between County Durham and Northumberland; see also: Derwent Reservoir, North East England.
Derwent River, Tasmania was named after one of the English River Derwents.
The Derwent Reservoir is located at the Derwent Valley, downstream of the Howden Reservoir.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/River Derwent
River Derwent, North East England on the border between County Durham and Northumberland; see also: Derwent Reservoir, North East England.
Derwent River, Tasmania was named after one of the English River Derwents.
The Derwent Reservoir is located at the Derwent Valley, downstream of the Howden Reservoir.
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 Northumbria (northumbria resources)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is north of the Tweed, was defined as subject to the laws of England by the Wales and Berwick Act of 1746 and is administered now as a part of the county of Northumberland and the region of North East England.
Category:Anglo-Saxon England Category:History of Yorkshire Category:History of Northumberland
North East England is one of the regions of England.
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 BBC Inside Out - Sunken villages
Beneath the waters of Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire lies an area which was once the villages of Derwent and Ashopton complete with small stone cottages, tree lined lanes, a seventeenth century church and an old mansion.
The upper two dams, Howden and Derwent, were constructed between 1901 and 1916 and they were such a large undertaking that a village called Birchinlee was constructed in the upper valley to house the workers.
Prior to completion of the reservoir, the floor level of Normanton church was raised, the masonry proofed against damp, and a causeway built to provide access to the church.
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 North Pennines Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 85)
A North Pennines village in the unspoilt valley of the River East Allen.
Amongst the fans of North East author, Catherine Cookson, the valley is known as Mallendale as this was the setting for her "Mallen Streak" trilogy.
Derwent Reservoir is in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near to the picturesque village of Blanchland.
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 Kielder Water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This means that while the south of England is often forced to implement drought strategies and hosepipe bans, North East England enjoys plentiful water supplies.
The main conurbations served by the reservoir are Tyne and Wear and Teesside.
The reservoir is linked to the exit point of the Derwent Reservoir in County Durham, with a pipeline fed from the North Tyne river below the Kielder dam.
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 AQUEDUCT - LoveToKnow Article on AQUEDUCT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
From this reservoir the water was led by a subterranean cc annel, 114 ft. long and 61/2 ft. high.
As the total fall or tween Vyrnwy and the termination at Prescot reservoirs is about th 0 ft., arrangements had to be made to ensure that no part of the th ueduct be subjected to a greater pressure than is required for the st tual discharge.
Balancing reservoirs have therefore been con- m ructed at five points on the line, advantage being taken of high bc ound where available, so that the total pressure is broken up into in ctmons.
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 Derwentside History County Durham
The River Derwent, two miles north east of Tanfield, for much of its course forms the boundary between the counties of Durham and Northumberland and is perhaps one of the least known valleys of the region.
The River Derwent should not be confused with the river of the same name in the Vale of Pickering in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire.
On the north bank of the River Derwent, in view from the country walk, is the beautiful Chopwell Wood and nearby, the village of Chopwell, which was known in the 1920's as `Little Moscow' because of the extreme political views of its miners.
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 British Rivers Including Pictures
Tributaries from the north are the Windrush, Evenlode, Cherwell, Thame, Colne, Lea, and Roding; and from the south, the Kennet, Loddon, Wey, Mole, Darent, and Medway.
River of northeast England formed by the union of the North Tyne (rising in the Cheviot Hills) and South Tyne (rising near Cross Fell in Cumbria) near Hexham, Northumberland, and reaching the North Sea at Tynemouth ; length 72 km / 45 miles.
The principal tributary of the Tyne is the River Derwent, and the chief towns and cities along its course are Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow, and South Shields.
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 Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Derwent Reservoir is one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north east of Derbyshire, England.
The River Derwent flows first through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through Ladybower Reservoir.
The reservoir was used for practicing the low-level flights needed for Operation Chastise (Dam Busters).
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 Fluvial Geomorphology of England - GCR block
North-east England was ice-covered during the Last Glacial Maximum, at around 18 000 BP, and glacial erosion and sedimentation from this and earlier glaciations have strongly influenced Holocene river development in the region.
The boundary between the ‘Highland Zone’, of the north and west of Britain, and the ‘Lowland Zone’, of the south and east, is usually taken as a line running approximately from the mouth of the River Exe to the mouth of the River Tees.
A further contrast between the south and east of Britain and the north and west is the degree of human activity which has affected the present fluvial system and which continues to exert pressure upon it.
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 Lakes
Derwent Water was part of the area forming the core of the National Trust when it was founded.
The ridge of Helvellyn lies to the east of the lake.
Windermere is the principal centre of tourism in the Lake District.
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 Derwentside History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The River Derwent, two miles north east of Tanfield, for much of its course forms the boundary between the counties of Durham and Northumberland and is perhaps one of the least known valleys of the region.
The River Derwent should not be confused with the river of the same name in the Vale of Pickering in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire.
On the north bank of the River Derwent, in view from the country walk, is the beautiful Chopwell Wood and nearby, the village of Chopwell, which was known in the 1920's as `Little Moscow' because of the extreme political views of its miners.
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 River Derwent
River Derwent, Derbyshire; see also Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire, also Upper Derwent Valley.
River Derwent, Cumbria in the Lake District; see also Derwentwater.
The name "Derwent" means "a valley thick with oaks".
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 English Lake District - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about English Lake District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Snow on the fells highlights the relief of the Newlands Valley, Lake District, England.
The principal lakes are Windermere, the largest lake in England; Ullswater; Derwentwater; Coniston Water; Bassenthwaite; Grasmere; and Thirlmere.
Ullswater lies in the northeast of the district, on the east side of Helvellyn peak, with Haweswater and Thirlmere nearby.
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 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
The River Derwent runs through the park, which is to the west of the moor land, and is great for Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Goosander and Common Sandpiper.
The reservoir is surrounded by pastures and mixed woodland.
The reservoirs are deep with steep sides and the valley sides are mainly larch and pine, with some remnants of old oak woodlands.
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 Elan Valley Reservoirs: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The reservoir (reservoir: Tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)) s were constructed early in the 20th century (20th century: (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries)...
In the 1970's it was proposed that the Craig Goch reservoir should be substantially increased in size with a new and higher down-stream dam together with an upstream dam to contain water that would otherwise have flowed down the Ystwyth (Ystwyth: the river ystwyth (afon ystwyth in welsh) is a river of mid west wales....
The Derwent Dam was also used by the Dambusters for practice, though it was not breached.
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 River Derwent, North East England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Derwent is a river on the border between County Durham and Northumberland in the north east of England.
It broadens into the Derwent Reservoir west of Consett.
This County Durham location article is a stub.
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 Ricin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Traces of ricin were detected by British in a flat in Wood Green North London after a raid on a suspected of terrorists in January 2003.
Three more suspects have been arrested in Manchester in England in connection with the into ricin found in London although it appears as though the raid was initially out pursuant to an investigation into immigration A Special Branch policeman Stephen Oake was fatally stabbed the arrests and three other officers were injured one seriously.
On January 20 2003 Finsbury Park mosque was raided by police apparently as of the investigation into the discovery of in Wood Green.
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 Barnard Castle Accommodation — Apartments, hotels, motels, budget UK
The Derwent Manor Hotel is situated in the small village of Allensford in County...
East Lendings Caravan Park is situated beside the River Tees on the outskirts of the...
Derwent Manor is set against the backdrop of 20 acres of Northumberland countryside...
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 Derwent Reservoir, North East England at AllExperts
Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England.
The reservoir is an integral part of the water supply network in North East England, owned and managed by Northumbrian Water plc.
The flow of the River Derwent, can be supplemented, when necessary, by a pipeline from the much larger Kielder Reservoir in Northumberland.
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 Articles - Cumbrian Mountains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
To the north stand Grasmoor, Grisedale Pike and the hills around the valley of Coledale, and in the far north west is Thornthwaite Forest and Lord´s Seat.
In the south of this region are the fells overlooking Kentmere, and to the east is Shap Fells, a huge area that is more akin to the Pennines than the Lakes, consisting of high flat moorland.
The south of this region is lower forests and knolls, with Kirkby Moor on the southern boundary.
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 Environment Agency - Water Resources Situation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Our North West Region was the only Region to have average rainfall, whilst our South West Region was the driest and received only half of the expected rainfall.
Reservoir storage fell by 1% over the month across England and Wales and our storage is now lowest in our South West Region.
Reservoir storage decreased in EA Wales and our North West and Thames Regions, but remained constant or increased elsewhere.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk /subjects/waterres/457898?version=1&lang=_e   (667 words)

  
 Rivers
River in Devon, southwest England; length 48 km / 30 miles It rises on Dartmoor, west of Chagford, and flows east into the English Channel at Teignmouth.
The longest river in England, it rises in the Cotswold Hills above Cirencester and is tidal as far as Teddington.
The chief tunnels under the Thames are the Thames Tunnel, completed by Brunel in 1841, now used by the East London Line of the London Underground; the Blackwall Tunnel (1897) from East India Dock Road to East Greenwich, the Rotherhithe Tunnel (1918) from Shadwell to Rotherhithe, and the Dartford tunnel completed in 1963.
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 Orchard Croft holiday cottage Rowsley, Nr Matlock, Derbyshire. England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Enjoying splendid panoramic views over the Derwent Valley, this beautiful first floor cottage has been converted from a former hayloft and servants' quarters.
Set on the owner's smallholding with sheep and peacocks, where guests are welcome to enjoy the beautiful grounds, it is furnished and equipped to the E.T.C. `3 Star' standard.
Chatsworth and Haddon Hall are all within 3 miles, and a little further is Gulliver's Kingdom, Temple Mine and Museum, Carsington Reservoir and the Heights of Abraham.
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 Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, Peak District, England, UK
Derbyshire's Ladybower reservoir was completed in 1945, providing drinking water for the cities of the north and east Midlands.
It is the largest of a chain of 3 massive reservoirs which are known collectively as the " Peakland Lake District".
Many buildings were sacrificed beneath the waters including ancient farms and Derwent Hall, a property of the Dukes of Norfolk dating from 1672.
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 Derwent Valley Orienteers host schools event to help celebrate 1000 Clubmark milestone.
Derrwent Valley Orienteers held a special event at Foremark Reservoir near Ticknall in Derbyshire to help celebrate the fact that 1000 sports in 20 different sports have now been awarded "Clubmark" accreditation by Sport England.
Derwent Valley has around 200 members of all ages competing at every level and recently achieved Clubmark accreditation.
Following on from the club's success in achieving "Clubmark" status, Derwent Valley Orienteers are pleased to have been asked to host a national schools competition later this year.
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