37-622: River Derwent or Derwent River may refer to: Rivers in England [ edit ] River Derwent, Derbyshire River Derwent, North East England , on the border between County Durham and Northumberland River Derwent, Cumbria in the Lake District River Derwent, Yorkshire Rivers in Australia [ edit ] River Derwent (Tasmania) Derwent Creek,
74-619: A rayadyr (modern Welsh rhaeadr , "waterfall") on the Derwennyd also argues against the Durham Derwent, which has no waterfalls along its course. For this reason, and its proximity to mountains ( vynyd in the poem) R. G. Gruffydd proposed the Cumbrian Derwent as the identity of Derwennydd , and this view is now generally accepted. If this is the case, it seems likely that the rayadyr derwennyd mentioned in
111-512: A lion kills an animal. When your father used to go to the mountain, he would bring back a roebuck, a wild pig, a stag, a speckled grouse from the mountain, a fish from the waterfall of Derwennydd Whatever your father would hit with his spear, whether wild pig or lynx or fox, nothing that was without wings would escape. Place-name evidence as well as the poem's preservation in the Book of Aneirin show that it must have been composed between
148-409: A llewyn a llwyuein. nyt anghei oll ny uei oradein. Dinogad's smock, speckled, speckled, I made from the skins of martens. Whistle, whistle, whistly we sing, the eight slaves sing. When your father used to go to hunt, with his shaft on his shoulder and his club in his hand, he would call his speedy dogs, "Giff, Gaff, catch, catch, fetch, fetch!", he would kill a fish in a coracle, as
185-547: A tributary of the Warburton River in South Australia Ships [ edit ] SS Derwent River , a number of ships with this name See [ edit ] Derwent (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title River Derwent . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
222-528: Is Middle Welsh but it contains features which reveal information about the Cumbric language, a sister language of Welsh spoken until around the 12th century in southern Scotland and Cumbria. Among the text's unusual linguistic features is the use of the unique first person preterite singular verb form gwreith in the second line (" o grwyn balaot ban wreith " > "I made from the skins of Martens") which suggests, according to linguist John T. Koch , that
259-581: Is a river in Derbyshire , England. It is 50 miles (80 km) long and is a tributary of the River Trent , which it joins south of Derby . Throughout its course, the river mostly flows through the Peak District and its foothills. Much of the river's route, with the exception of the city of Derby, is rural. However, the river has also seen many human uses, and between Matlock and Derby
296-649: Is also fed by the River Westend , whilst Ladybower Reservoir is also fed by the River Ashop . The former confluences of the two tributaries with the Derwent are now submerged below the respective reservoirs. Further south, the Derwent passes the village of Bamford , where it is joined by the River Noe . Below this confluence, it flows through Hathersage , Grindleford , Calver and Baslow , and through
333-469: Is an Old Welsh lullaby recounting the hunting prowess of the dead father of an infant named Dinogad, who is wrapped in a smock made of marten skins. This garment gives the poem its modern title. The poem is known from the 13th-century Book of Aneirin , which was created at a monastery in Wales. It survived as an interpolation in the manuscript of the early medieval epic poem Y Gododdin , attributed to
370-738: Is lost. Musicologist Joyce Andrews believes that the tender care of the mother for her infant child is referenced in the text, and that by extension the song is connected to "the uniquely female experience of childbirth". Peis dinogat e vreith vreith. o grwyn balaot ban wreith. chwit chwit chwidogeith. gochanwn gochenyn wythgeith. pan elei dy dat ty e helya; llath ar y ysgwyd llory eny law. ef gelwi gwn gogyhwc. giff gaff. dhaly dhaly dhwg dhwg. ef lledi bysc yng corwc. mal ban llad. llew llywywg. pan elei dy dat ty e vynyd. dydygai ef penn ywrch penn gwythwch pen hyd. penn grugyar vreith o venyd. penn pysc o rayadyr derwennyd. or sawl yt gyrhaedei dy dat ty ae gicwein o wythwch
407-720: The Cromford Canal . The terminus was once connected to Manchester across the High Peak by the early Cromford and High Peak Railway . Alphabetical listing of tributaries, extracted from the Water Framework Directive list of water bodies for the Derbyshire Derwent: The River Derwent provides the name for the oldest hockey club in Derbyshire . Derwent Hockey Club was established in 1897 and played its matches on
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#1732764928439444-635: The North Sea via the Humber Estuary . The River Derwent is the habitat for many different animals such as otters , birds, insects, fish and crayfish. It is also a habitat for many wild flowers, as exemplified by the Lower Derwent Trail. The lower river from Derwent Mouth upstream as far as Derby was made navigable under an Act of Parliament of 1720, and this stretch opened to navigation in 1721. Traffic ceased about 1795 and
481-517: The 5th and the 11th centuries in one of the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd . The poem mentions a river called Derwennyd , deriving from the Brittonic * Deruentiū , the origin of the modern river name Derwent which is found at various locations in northern England. Historical linguist Kenneth Jackson argued that, as the poem was preserved as part of Y Gododdin , which recounts
518-603: The Derwent is still harnessed at a number of these historic mill sites, producing hydro-electricity from turbines instead of driving mill wheels, with a recent development being the construction of a hydro-electric station at Longbridge weir, adjacent to the Riverside Gardens in Derby. Howden and Derwent Reservoirs in the upper valley were both completed in 1916 to supply the cities of Sheffield , Nottingham , Derby, and Leicester . The adjacent Ladybower Reservoir
555-595: The Derwent, the former as far as Ambergate and the latter as far as Rowsley. The Sheffield line still operates as part of the Midland Main Line , but the Manchester line was severed north of Matlock in 1968, and the section from Ambergate to Matlock now forms the Derwent Valley Line , a single-track branch line. Between Ambergate and Cromford, the river, road and railway are also paralleled by
592-640: The Peak District National Park, whilst the middle reaches around the old spa town of Matlock Bath offer souvenir shops and amusement arcades, together with attractions such as the Heights of Abraham and its cable car . Derwent is derived from Brittonic river name * Deruentiū , Latinised as Deruentiō , meaning "(belonging/pertaining to the) forest of oak trees"; the old river name survived in medieval Welsh poetry, such as Peis Dinogat (" Dinogad's Smock ") attached to
629-642: The animal names used in the text were not the usual ones found in Welsh and that they represented the forms used in Cumbric. The origin of the name Dinogad has been reconstructed as * dūno-katus 'having a fort in battle', and the same name is commonly found in Welsh as Dinacat and later Dingad . In Gaelicised form, it was the personal name of the last recorded King of Strathclyde , Donnchad mac Crinain . Archaeologist Craig Cessford, who has written several articles on Dinogad's Smock, suggests that
666-532: The banks of the Derwent in Darley Dale , before relocating to Wirksworth . It also gives its name to Derwent Rowing Club in Derby, founded in 1857. The pureness of the river has also been commented on by Charles Cotton – "Piscator" in Izaac Walton's Compleat Angler . Dinogad%27s Smock " Dinogad's Smock " or " Dinogad's Cloak " ( Old Welsh : Peis Dinogat ; Welsh : Pais Dinogad )
703-488: The deeds of the men of the kingdom of the same name , it most likely refers to the Derwent closest to their territory: the Durham Derwent . However, since the poem clearly does not form part of the original text of Y Gododdin , and was instead added to it through scribal error, the consensus among modern scholars is that there is no reason to favour a location within or near Gododdin territory. The mention of
740-509: The drier summer months. Today all these reservoirs are managed by Severn Trent Water . The valley of the Derwent provides an important communications route. Between Derby and Rowsley the valley is followed by the A6 road , which was the main road from London to Manchester until the creation of the motorway network, and is still a busy single-carriageway road. The former Midland Railway 's lines from Derby to Sheffield and Manchester also followed
777-469: The east bank. Some 4 miles (6.4 km) into its journey it passes through three consecutive reservoirs: Howden , the highest, Derwent and Ladybower Reservoir . Derwent Reservoir is named after the now-submerged village of Derwent , which was named after the river. Once past Howden Reservoir, both banks of the river are in Derbyshire, and the river remains in the county to its mouth. Howden Reservoir
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#1732764928439814-591: The estate of Chatsworth House , before it is joined by the River Wye at Rowsley . After passing through Darley Dale , the Derwent reaches Matlock , where, at an oxbow, it collects the Bentley Brook . It then flows past the villages of Matlock Bath , Cromford , Whatstandwell , and Ambergate , where it is joined by the River Amber . Below Ambergate, the river flows through the town of Belper and
851-601: The extinct Cumbric language. It has also been used to provide evidence of the fauna of central Britain during this period and the late survival of the Eurasian Lynx in Britain. The poem, which is 17 lines long, is addressed to the baby boy Dinogad, wrapped in a marten-skin smock in his cradle, and describes how his father used to set out on a hunt. The smock to which the poem refers is a long dress which would have typically been worn by infants. The poem first describes
888-628: The full power of the river to drive their complex machinery. This required the construction of large weirs across the Derwent that still remain as significant features in the riverscape. These sites were all important in the development of the Industrial Revolution , and Arkwright's innovation, along with several local competitors, is recognised today by the designation of the area as the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site . The power of
925-512: The larger poem Y Gododdin , as Derwennydd . The River Derwent rises at Swains Greave (590 metres (1,940 ft) above sea level) on the eastern flank of Bleaklow , opposite Howden Moors, and some 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Glossop . It flows through the Upper Derwent Valley , and for most of its first 6 miles (9.7 km) forms the county boundary between Derbyshire, on its west bank, and South Yorkshire , on
962-432: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Derwent&oldid=1143283101 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Derwent, Derbyshire The Derwent
999-422: The navigation was acquired by the owners of the competing Derby Canal . The river is no longer considered navigable, although the upper river is widely used by kayakers and canoeists who enjoy the fast-flowing water and the slalom course at Matlock Bath . The river was also used to power the many textile mills that were built along the Derwent between Matlock Bath and Derby. Initially, the need for water power
1036-647: The original lullaby may have been composed in Common Brittonic . Another feature found in the poem but absent in historical or modern Welsh is its consistent use of penn ( "head" ) to signify an individual animal, for example penn ywrch ("a roebuck") or penn pysc ("a fish"). This feature is present in Breton , which leads Koch to argue that this use of penn existed in the mutual ancestor of Welsh, Cumbric and Breton but did not survive in Welsh. Koch also stated in an interview with WalesOnline that
1073-438: The poem, Orme argues that it serves to describe the father's role as provider for the family, comparing it to the modern lullaby Bye, baby Bunting . He also highlights the informative use of the poem and its provision of details on local terrain, animals and hunting, which would be useful to the listening child and may also serve to inspire their imagination. The text was likely originally set to music, though its original tune
1110-557: The semi-legendary bard Aneirin . Dating the poem's composition exactly is difficult, but the consensus among modern scholars is that it derives from a text which was written down during the second half of the seventh century in the Kingdom of Strathclyde . The poem provides insight into the Celtic-speaking culture of early medieval northern England and southern Scotland , as well as possible linguistic evidence for features of
1147-401: The smock and then lists the animals which were caught in the past by Dinogad's father, stating the heroic manner in which he caught them and his qualities as a hunter. It can be assumed that Dinogad's father was a powerful individual, as a marten-skin smock would have been an extremely valuable object, and the poem makes reference to his possessing at least eight slaves. The narrative voice of
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1184-455: The song is that of Dinogad's mother, and the poem functions both as a lullaby and a lament for her husband. This tone of lament is created by the narrator's exclusive use of the past tense to refer to the deeds of Dinogad's father, indicating he is dead. Historian Nicholas Orme argues that this use of the past tense is intended to poignantly remind listeners that fallen British warriors left behind widows and orphans. In his analysis of
1221-481: The text refer to Lodore Falls , not actually on the Derwent, but very close to the point where it enters Derwentwater . This would place the setting of the poem within the probable bounds of the medieval kingdom of Rheged . Dinogad's Smock is recorded in a 13th-century manuscript, which is likely to have been copied in Wales from a manuscript originating in the Kingdom of Strathclyde . For this reason its orthography
1258-624: The villages of Milford and Duffield , where it is joined by the River Ecclesbourne . It then enters the city of Derby near Darley Abbey and flows through the centre of the city. The river ends at Derwent Mouth , between Shardlow and Sawley , where it joins the River Trent at a height of 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level; a total drop of 560 metres (1,840 ft). Its course meanders somewhat, especially in its lower reaches, adding 16 miles (26 km) to its apparent length of 50 miles (80 km). Its waters ultimately reach
1295-522: Was completed in 1945 to cover increasing demand. Treated water from these reservoirs flows down the 28-mile (45 km) Derwent Valley Aqueduct parallel to the river. The river also indirectly supplies Carsington Reservoir , with the water taken from the river by a pumping station at Ambergate in times of high flow. When flows are low, water is released back into the river via the same 6.5-mile (10.5 km) route of tunnels and aqueducts, thus allowing greater abstraction rates downstream at Little Eaton in
1332-542: Was one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution . It is the site of the Derwent Valley Mills , the first industrial-scale cotton mills . Today it provides a water supply to several surrounding cities, and its steep-sided valley is an important communications corridor through the uplands of the Peak District. The scenery of the Derwent valley attracts many tourists. The upper reaches pass through
1369-474: Was quite modest, for example Lombe's Silk Mill in Derby, which is considered to be the forerunner of the later cotton mills , only needed to use the power provided by a small mill stream, and Richard Arkwright 's Cromford Mill , the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, only used a small tributary of the Derwent in conjunction with a lead mine sough . The later mills at Belper , Darley Abbey and Masson Mill were much larger and needed to harness
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