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Derwent

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Derwent derives from the Brythonic term Derventio, meaning "valley thick with oaks". It may refer to:

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Companies

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  • Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company, a manufacturer of pencils and other stationery. The business began in 1832, and is well known in Cumbria. The company was bought by Acco UK (known then as Rexel), and became a brand of their product range
  • Derwent London, commercial developer in London
  • Derwent Capital Markets, hedge fund in London
  • Derwent Drug File, formerly known as Ringdoc, is an information monitoring, abstracting and documentation service, specifically designed to meet the information needs of people requiring information on pharmaceuticals
  • Derwent Living, an independent, not-for-profit provider of affordable and specialist housing in the Midlands, Yorkshire and the South East
  • Derwent Valley Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy based in Consett

People

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  • Derwent Hall Caine (1891–1971), British actor, publisher and Labour politician
  • Derwent Coleridge (1800–1883), third child of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a distinguished English scholar and author
  • Lavinia Derwent (1909–1989), MBE
  • Derwent Lees (1885–1931), Australian landscape painter
  • Clarence Derwent (1884 – 1959) British actor, director, and manager. Founder of the Clarence Derwent Award in the USA.
  • Peter Derwent (1930 - 2011) Australian Mayor. Ku-ring-gai Council's longest serving Mayor in the 1906 - 2016 time period. Kur-ing-gai councillor representing Gordon ward between 1983 and 1995, Deputy Mayor in 1985 and 1986, & elected to four successive terms as Mayor between 1991 and 1995.

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