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River Derwent (Tyne)
The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne. The Derwent starts with the confluence of two streams (Nookton Burn and Beldon Burn) near Hunstanworth in County Durham. The Derwent flows about 56 km until it joins the Tyne near Derwenthaugh, close to the Metro Centre. The River flows into Derwent Reservoir near Consett, through Derwent Walk Country Park and near numerous settlements including Baybridge, Blanchland, Allensford, Ebchester, Shotley Bridge, Hamsterley, Blackhall Mill and Rowlands Gill.
This page relates to the River Derwent in North East England; note other rivers with the same name are found in Cumbria, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Australia.
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Mouth of River Derwent as it flows in to the Tyne at Derwent Haugh/Swalwell
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002477:River Derwent Swalwell Gateshead 1900
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River Tyne
- Overview About the Tyne The Tyne is a major river in North East England, formed by the confluence of the River North Tyne and the River South Tyne, which converge …
![Rowlands Gill](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/74/80/3748086_71fec596.jpg)
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Rowlands Gill
- Overview About Rowlands Gill Map Street View Rowlands Gill is a large village situated along the A694, between Winlaton Mill and Hamsterley Mill, on the north bank of the …
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Shotley Bridge
- Overview About Shotley Bridge Map Street Shotley Bridge is a village in the Derwent Valley, adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. Shotley Bridge was once the …
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Blanchland
- Overview About Blanchland Map Street View Blanchland is a village in Northumberland situated within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is very close to the border with …
![Derwent Reservoir](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/29/86/1298606_b7915a41.jpg)
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Derwent Reservoir
- Derwent Reservoir in County Durham is a reservoir on the River Derwent close to the border between County Durham and Northumberland (not to be confused with Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire). …
![Hunstanworth](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/93/32/1933289_f13a9ea0.jpg)
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Hunstanworth
- Hunstanworth is a small village by the River Derwent near Blanchland in County Durham, close to the border with Northumberland. From the 18th century Hunstanworth was dominated by lead mining and …
![Allensford](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/10/01/3100112_745c1ab9.jpg)
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Allensford
- Overview About Allensford Map Street View Allensford is a hamlet and country park to the west of Consett, it straddles County Durham and Northumberland. It has been a crossing place over …
![Blackhall Mill](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/51/74/1517411_2a19f8db.jpg)
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Blackhall Mill
- Overview Map Street View Blackhall Mill is a village in Gateshead just south of Chopwell. It is situated on the noth bank of the River Derwent opposite Hamsterley in County Durham, on …
![Hamsterley, near Consett](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/34/64/346465_81f18935.jpg)
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Hamsterley, near Consett
- Overview About Hamsterley Map Street View The historic Derwentcote Steel Furnace from the 1720s is nearby. Not to be confused with Hamsterley, near Bishop Auckland, also in County Durham. Hamsterley is a …
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Footbridge connecting Hamsterley and Blackhall Mill
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![Winlaton Mill](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/94/95/4949530_aec276e6.jpg)
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Winlaton Mill
- Overview Map Street View Winlaton Mill is a village located by the River Derwent, located about half a mile south east of Winlation in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The …
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Shotley Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Shotley Bridge was built in the late 18th century, later widened in c1820. The bridge is Grade II …
![Lintzford](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/31/26/4312672_519a330e.jpg)
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Lintzford
- Overview About Lintzford Map Street View Lintzford is a village on the banks of the River Derwent in the north of County Durham, near Rowlands Gill in Tyneside. Lintzford is a small …
![Ebchester](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/87/37/3873741_a510e095.jpg)
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Ebchester
- Overview About Ebchester Map Street View Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and to the south east of Whittonstall. …
![Baybridge](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/16/41/2164176_0e7fd34c.jpg)
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Baybridge
- Overview Map Street View Baybridge is a hamlet in Northumberland, located about ½ mile south-west of the village of Blanchland and 8 miles west of Consett in County Durham. Baybridge …
![Blanchland Bridge](/uploads/pics/88/88989_t.jpg)
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Blanchland Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone arched bridge over the River Derwent at Blanchland was built in the mid 18th century; it is Grade II listed. The south end of …
![Old Derwent Bridge](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/44/04/3440454_9d214d75.jpg)
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Old Derwent Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell was built in c.1779 for the Gateshead - Hexham Turnpike road.[1] It is known as the Clavering …
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River Derwent at Rowlands Gill - River Level
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The Hikey Bridge
- The Sands Suspension Bridge, known locally as the 'Hikey Bidge', is a footbridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell, Gateshead. It was built in 1902 to link the allotments on …
![Bridge at Baybridge](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/51/55/7515526_fc9acb03.jpg)
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Bridge at Baybridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge carries the Bale Hill road over the River Derwent at Baybridge. The hamlet of Baybridge is in Northumberland, but the bridge itself is …
![Derwent Bridge near Derwent Reservoir](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/29/20/3292052_4c5d5c3d.jpg)
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Derwent Bridge near Derwent Reservoir
- Overview Map Street View Derwent Bridge (aka Ratchwoodford Bridge) carries the B6278 road over the River Derwent (Tyne) in Northumberland. It is located near the dam at the south end …
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Mouth of River Derwent as it flows in to the Tyne at Derwent Haugh/Swalwell
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
002477:River Derwent Swalwell Gateshead 1900
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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River Tyne
- Overview About the Tyne The Tyne is a major river in North East England, formed by the confluence of the River North Tyne and the River South Tyne, which converge …
![Rowlands Gill](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/74/80/3748086_71fec596.jpg)
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Rowlands Gill
- Overview About Rowlands Gill Map Street View Rowlands Gill is a large village situated along the A694, between Winlaton Mill and Hamsterley Mill, on the north bank of the …
![Shotley Bridge](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/07/49/074996_468e319c.jpg)
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Shotley Bridge
- Overview About Shotley Bridge Map Street Shotley Bridge is a village in the Derwent Valley, adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. Shotley Bridge was once the …
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Blanchland
- Overview About Blanchland Map Street View Blanchland is a village in Northumberland situated within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is very close to the border with …
![Derwent Reservoir](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/29/86/1298606_b7915a41.jpg)
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Derwent Reservoir
- Derwent Reservoir in County Durham is a reservoir on the River Derwent close to the border between County Durham and Northumberland (not to be confused with Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire). …
![Hunstanworth](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/93/32/1933289_f13a9ea0.jpg)
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Hunstanworth
- Hunstanworth is a small village by the River Derwent near Blanchland in County Durham, close to the border with Northumberland. From the 18th century Hunstanworth was dominated by lead mining and …
![Allensford](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/10/01/3100112_745c1ab9.jpg)
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Allensford
- Overview About Allensford Map Street View Allensford is a hamlet and country park to the west of Consett, it straddles County Durham and Northumberland. It has been a crossing place over …
![Blackhall Mill](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/51/74/1517411_2a19f8db.jpg)
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Blackhall Mill
- Overview Map Street View Blackhall Mill is a village in Gateshead just south of Chopwell. It is situated on the noth bank of the River Derwent opposite Hamsterley in County Durham, on …
![Hamsterley, near Consett](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/34/64/346465_81f18935.jpg)
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Hamsterley, near Consett
- Overview About Hamsterley Map Street View The historic Derwentcote Steel Furnace from the 1720s is nearby. Not to be confused with Hamsterley, near Bishop Auckland, also in County Durham. Hamsterley is a …
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Footbridge connecting Hamsterley and Blackhall Mill
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![Winlaton Mill](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/94/95/4949530_aec276e6.jpg)
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Winlaton Mill
- Overview Map Street View Winlaton Mill is a village located by the River Derwent, located about half a mile south east of Winlation in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The …
![Shotley Bridge (bridge)](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/03/14/031497_c826ba5f.jpg)
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Shotley Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Shotley Bridge was built in the late 18th century, later widened in c1820. The bridge is Grade II …
![Lintzford](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/31/26/4312672_519a330e.jpg)
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Lintzford
- Overview About Lintzford Map Street View Lintzford is a village on the banks of the River Derwent in the north of County Durham, near Rowlands Gill in Tyneside. Lintzford is a small …
![Ebchester](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/87/37/3873741_a510e095.jpg)
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Ebchester
- Overview About Ebchester Map Street View Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and to the south east of Whittonstall. …
![Baybridge](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/16/41/2164176_0e7fd34c.jpg)
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Baybridge
- Overview Map Street View Baybridge is a hamlet in Northumberland, located about ½ mile south-west of the village of Blanchland and 8 miles west of Consett in County Durham. Baybridge …
![Blanchland Bridge](/uploads/pics/88/88989_t.jpg)
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Blanchland Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone arched bridge over the River Derwent at Blanchland was built in the mid 18th century; it is Grade II listed. The south end of …
![Old Derwent Bridge](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/44/04/3440454_9d214d75.jpg)
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Old Derwent Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell was built in c.1779 for the Gateshead - Hexham Turnpike road.[1] It is known as the Clavering …
![](/uploads/thumbs2/river_levels.png)
from https://riverlevels.uk/derwen…
River Derwent at Rowlands Gill - River Level
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![The Hikey Bridge](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/54/98/5549824_314c6435.jpg)
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The Hikey Bridge
- The Sands Suspension Bridge, known locally as the 'Hikey Bidge', is a footbridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell, Gateshead. It was built in 1902 to link the allotments on …
![Bridge at Baybridge](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/51/55/7515526_fc9acb03.jpg)
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Bridge at Baybridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge carries the Bale Hill road over the River Derwent at Baybridge. The hamlet of Baybridge is in Northumberland, but the bridge itself is …
![Derwent Bridge near Derwent Reservoir](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/29/20/3292052_4c5d5c3d.jpg)
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Derwent Bridge near Derwent Reservoir
- Overview Map Street View Derwent Bridge (aka Ratchwoodford Bridge) carries the B6278 road over the River Derwent (Tyne) in Northumberland. It is located near the dam at the south end …
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