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Introduction

Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. The city of Derby is the largest settlement.

The county has an area of 2,625 km² (1,014 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,096,526 in 2024. The eastern half of the county is the more densely populated and contains its largest settlements: Chesterfield in the north-east, Derby in the south-east, and Swadlincote in the south. The spa town of Buxton and Glossop are located in the north-west, and Matlock near the centre. For local government purposes Derbyshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, and the Derby unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council.

The north and centre of Derbyshire have uplands containing the majority of the Peak District, which has been designated a national park. They include Kinder Scout, at 636 m (2,087 ft) the highest point in the county. The River Derwent is the longest in the county, at 66 miles (106 km), and flows south until it meets the River Trent just south of Derby. Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms, near Swadlincote, is the furthest point from the sea in the UK. (Full article...)

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The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire.

Most of the area falls within the Peak District National Park, whose designation in 1951 made it the earliest national park in the British Isles. An area of great diversity, it is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone, and the southern White Peak, where most of the population lives and where the geology is mainly limestone-based. Proximity to the major conurbations of the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire, coupled with easy access by road and rail, make it the most visited national park in the UK.

The Peak District forms the southern end of the Pennines and much of the area is uplands above 300 m, with a high point on Kinder Scout of 636 m. Despite its name, the landscape lacks sharp peaks, being characterised by rounded hills and gritstone escarpments (the "edges"). The area is surrounded by major conurbations, including Huddersfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Stoke-on-Trent.

The National Park covers 555 square miles (1,438 km²) of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and South and West Yorkshire, including the majority of the area commonly referred to as the Peak. The Park boundaries were drawn to exclude large built-up areas and industrial sites from the park; in particular, the town of Buxton and the adjacent quarries are located at the end of the Peak Dale corridor, surrounded on three sides by the Park. The town of Bakewell and numerous villages are, however, included within the boundaries, as is much of the (non-industrial) west of Sheffield. As of 2006, it is the fourth largest National Park in England and Wales.
(More on the Peak District...)

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The following are images from various Derbyshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 2Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 3
1. High Peak
2. Derbyshire Dales
3. South Derbyshire
4. Erewash
5. Amber Valley
6. North East Derbyshire
7. Chesterfield
8. Bolsover
9. Derby
(from History of Derbyshire)
Image 4Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 5From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 6Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 8Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 9Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 10An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 11Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 13Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 15Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 16Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 17Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 19Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 20View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 21The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 22At the Rhodeswood reservoir dam, we see the outflow canal from the Torside Reservoir dam, alongside the Rhodeswood Reservoir. The Torside dam can be seen in the distance. To the right is Shining Clough Moss and Bleaklow. To the left Bareholm Moss and Black Hill (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 23Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 24Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 25The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)

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South Wingfield Church in South Wingfield

Did You Know...

... that Swizzels Matlow make Love Hearts and the new part is by the Upper Peak Forest canal in New Mills
... that the plant Fumaria painteri has only been found twice in Britain, and both times by the Rev. W. H. Painter?
... that Francis Noel Clarke Mundy was painted by Joseph Wright of Derby?
... that the Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan was the first commercial aero engine to operate for 10,000 hours between overhauls?
... that Shipley Hall was demolished due to mining damage?

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