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Encyclopedia > Derby (disambiguation)

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Derby may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...


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In South Africa: Low tide at the Derby warf on King Sound Derby ( ; post code: 6728) is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. ...

In the United Kingdom: Derby is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was named after the British Secretary of State Lord Derby. ...

In the United States: Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in England. ... British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) Derby consisted of two separate works; Derby Loco works, and Derby Carriage and Wagon works. ... Derby Carriage and Wagon Works was built by the Midland Railway in Derby, England Railway building began in Derby in 1840, when the North Midland Railway, the Midland Counties Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Railway set up engine sheds as part of their Tri Junct Station. ... Derby Road railway station is a railway station serving the Rose Hill area of Ipswich in Suffolk. ... Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting Ipswich (pronounced ) is the county town of Suffolk and a non-metropolitan district in East Anglia, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. ... West Derby is a leafy well-to-do and popular suburb of Liverpool, England, that achieved significance far earlier than Liverpool itself. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ...

Derby is a census-designated place located in Adams County, Colorado. ... Derby is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ... Derby is a city located in Lucas County, Iowa. ... Derby is a suburb of Wichita located in Sedgwick County, Kansas. ... Derby, New York is a hamlet in Erie County, New York. ... Derby, Vermont Derby is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. ... Derby Line is a village of Derby, Vermont located in Orleans County, Vermont. ...

Sport

Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... A derby (pronounced dar-bee /dɑːbɪ/ in most of the English-speaking world and dur-bee /dɚbɪ/ in North American English) is a type of horse race, named after the Epsom Derby, still run at Epsom racecourse in England. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Hamburg-Horn Racecourse, Hamburg in July. ... The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights thoroughbred racehorse event for three-year-old horses run over 2400 m at Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland Racing Club, New Zealands premier racecourse. ... The Victoria Derby is Race Six on the first day of Melbournes annual Spring Racing Carnival, Victorian Derby Day, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. ... In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (correctly pronounced der-bee, but occasionally dar-bee after the English city) means a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. ... A demolition derby under way at the Greenwich, Ohio Firemens Festival, 2005 Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals. ... Oakland Outlaws, A Roller Derby Team. ... Bee Maja at the 1st Fasnetskistenrennen on March 1st, 2003 in Germany The Soap Box Derby also called coaster car race[1] is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been ran nationally since 1934. ... A bike derby is a contest, the goal of which is to be the last person still riding their bike. ... The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. ...

Other meanings

See also Darby. The Earl of Derby is a title in the peerage of England. ... Unidentified man in derby hat, 1874 A Derby or Derby hat is an American hat made of stiff felt with a rounded crown and a narrow curved brim. ... Royal Crown Derby is a porcelain factory, based in Derby, England. ... Apache Derby is a Java-based Relational Database Management System that can be embedded in Java programs and used for online transaction processing (OLTP). ... The Python 5 is a short range air-to-air missile developed by the Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael. ... RAFAEL logo RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, known as RAFAEL or Rafael, (also spelled as Raphael or Rephael, and in Hebrew: רפאל - רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה) is the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. ... Derby Records logo Derby Records was a mid-20th century United States record label that was headquartered in New York City. ... Sage derby cheese. ... Darby is a surname, and may refer to Abraham Darby I (1678–1717), British ironmaster Abraham Darby II (1711–1763), British ironmaster, son of Abraham I Abraham Darby III (1750–1791), son of Abraham II, builder of the Iron Bridge George Andrew Darby engineer and inventor Harry Darby, American politician...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Derby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2072 words)
In the 2001 census the population of the borough was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407.
Werburgh's Church, Derby in 1735; the painter Joseph Wright, known as Wright of Derby, who was famous for his revolutionary use of light in his paintings and was an associate of the Royal Academy; and John Whitehurst, a famous clockmaker and philosopher.
Derby was awarded city status in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 25th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.
Wikipedia: Derby (488 words)
Derby (pronounced 'Darby') (population in 2000 234,905) is a city in the East Midlands of England.
Derby was awarded city status in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 25th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
In 1717 Derby was the site of the first silk mill in Britain, built by John Lombe and George Sorocold after Lombe had reputedly stolen the secrets of silk-milling from Piedmont in what is now Italy (he is alleged to have been poisoned by Piedmontese in revenge in 1722).
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