Derbyshire
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Derbyshire | |
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Geography | |
Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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Region | East Midlands |
Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 21st 2,625 km² Ranked 20th 2,547 km ² |
Admin HQ | Matlock |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-DBY |
ONS code | 17 |
NUTS 3 | UKF12/13 |
Demographics | |
Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 20th 981,200 373 / km² Ranked 11th 747,500 |
Ethnicity | 96.0% White 2.3% S.Asian |
Politics | |
Derbyshire County Council http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ |
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Executive | Labour |
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Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A large part of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
[edit] Settlements
This is a list of the towns in Derbyshire; for a complete list of settlements see list of places in Derbyshire.
- Alfreton, Alton, Ashbourne, Ashford-in-the-Water, Ashover.
- Bakewell, Bamford, Baslow, Beeley, Belper, Birch Vale, Bolehill, Bolsover, Borrowash, Brassington, Bretby, Brimington, Burbage, Buxton
- Calver, Castleton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Charlesworth, Chelmorton, Chesterfield, Chinley, Clay Cross, Clowne, Cressbrook, Creswell, Cromford, Crowden, Curbar
- Darley DaleDerby, Dronfield, Duffield
- Earl Sterndale, Eckington, Edale, Edensor, Eyam
- Fernilee
- Great Hucklow
- Hadfield, Hartington, Hathersage, Hatton, Hayfield, Heage, Heanor, Hope
- Ilkeston Ironville
- Killamarsh Kilburn
- Little Hucklow, Long Eaton, Littleover
- Marston Montgomery, Marston on Dove, Matlock,Matlock Bath Melbourne, Miller's Dale, Morley
- New Mills, Newhaven
- Over Haddon,Osmaston
- Parwich, Peak Forest, Pinxton
- Riber, Ripley Rowsley
- Sandiacre, Shipley, Shirebrook, Stainsby, Staveley, Stoney Middleton, Stretton, Sudbury, Swadlincote
- Tansley, Taxal, Thornhill, Tibshelf, Tideswell, Tunstead Milton
- Walton, Wardlow, Westhouses, Whaley Bridge, Whitwell, Wingerworth, Wirksworth, Woolley Moor
- Youlgreave
[edit] Places of interest
- Alfreton Hall
- Alsop Hall
- Arbor Low — English Heritage
- Barlborough Hall
- Bradbourne Hall
- Bradley Hall
- Bretby Hall, see also Earls of Chesterfield
- Buxton Hall
- Buxton Museum & Art Gallery
- Calke Abbey — National Trust
- Carsington Reservoir
- Chatsworth — a stately home, part of Treasure Houses of England; see also Dukes of Devonshire
- Coxbench Hall
- Crooked Spire
- Cromford and High Peak Railway
- Derwent Reservoir
- Derwent Valley Mills — a World Heritage Site
- Ednaston Manor
- Eyam Hall
- Fenney Bentley Old Hall
- Flagg Hall
- Foremark Reservoir
- Glossop Hall
- Great Longstone Hall
- Haddon Hall
- Hardwick Hall
- Hartington Hall
- Heage Windmill
- Heights of Abraham
- Hob Hurst's House — English Heritage
- Howden Reservoir
- Ilam Hall
- Kedleston Hall
- Kinder Scout
- Ladybower Reservoir
- Longdendale Chainof reservoirs
- Longdendale Trail, a long distance footpath
- Longford Hall
- Mam Tor
- Millennium Bridge, New Mills
- National Tramway Museum, Crich
- National Stone Centre, Wirksworth
- Nine Ladies Stone Circle — English Heritage
- Norbury Hall
- Ogston Reservoir
- Parwich Hall
- Peveril Castle
- Renishaw Hall
- Riber Castle
- Speedwell Cavern
- Sudbury Hall — National Trust
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall — English Heritage
- The Torrs, New Mills
- Thornbridge Hall
- Tissington Hall
- Well dressing — an ancient custom
- Wingfield Manor — English Heritage
[edit] Trivia
- Derbyshire was the filming location of the 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.