Derbyshire

Geography
Status	Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Region	East Midlands
Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area	Ranked 21st 2,625 km² Ranked 20th 2,547 km²
Admin HQ	Matlock
ISO 3166-2	GB-DBY
ONS code	17
NUTS 3	UKF12/13
Demographics
Population - Total (2004 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 20th 979,300 373 / km² Ranked 11th 745,600
Ethnicity	96.0% White 2.3% S.Asian
Politics
Derbyshire County Council http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/
Executive	Labour
Members of Parliament	Margaret Beckett Liz Blackman Natasha Engel Paul Holmes Bob Laxton Tom Levitt Judy Mallaber Patrick McLoughlin Dennis Skinner Mark Todd
Districts
High Peak Derbyshire Dales South Derbyshire Erewash Amber Valley North East Derbyshire Chesterfield Bolsover Derby (Unitary)

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of England's most attractive scenery. A substantial portion 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, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. map of admin county File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1]. See also: List of Administrative shire counties of... This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. ... Arms of Derbyshire This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... 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Patrick Allen McLoughlin (born 30 November 1957, Staffordshire) is a British politician. ... Dennis Edward Skinner (born February 11, 1932, Clay Cross) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970. ... Mark Wainwright Todd (born 29 December 1954, Dorchester) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Districts in the Ceremonial County of Derbyshire. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... North East Derbyshire is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... This article is about the city of Derby in England. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The Peak District National Park is a national park in the north of England. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation difference on Earth. ... The National Forest, which covers an area of 520 km² of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, is described as a forest in the making. It stretches from Leicester in the east to Burton-upon-Trent in the west, and links the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine...

It has a two-tier local government, with a county council based in Matlock and eight district councils. Apart from 13 towns with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, there is a large amount of sparsely populated agricultural upland: 75% of the population live in 25% of the area. Although Derbyshire is generally considered to be in the East Midlands, some parts, such as High Peak, are closer to the northern cities of Manchester and Sheffield. In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Manchester is a city in the United Kingdom, considered by most to be the countrys second city [1][2]. It is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and big business. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ...

Before 1998 the administrative county included the city of Derby. Derby is now a unitary authority, but remains part of Derbyshire for ceremonial purposes. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the city of Derby in England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Jacob's-ladder as the county flower. The following are the county flowers selected for the counties of the United Kingdom in Plantlifes 2002 County Flowers campaign. ... Plantlife is a U.K. plant conservation charity. ... Species See text. ... A county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. ...

History

Main article: History of Derbyshire.

Derbyshire was traditionally divided into six hundreds, namely Appletree, High Peak, Morleyston and Litchurch, Repton and Gresley, Scarsdale, Wirksworth. These were based on the seven earlier wapentakes recorded in the Domesday Book, with the merging of Repton and Gresley wapentakes. Derbyshire was traditionally divided into six hundreds, namely Appletree, High Peak, Morleyston and Litchurch, Repton and Gresley, Scarsdale, Wirksworth. ... A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... A wapentake is a term derived from the Old Norse, the rough equivalent of an Anglo-Saxon hundred. ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... Repton is a small village in Derbyshire between Derby and Burton-upon-Trent. ...

Derbyshire had a detached part in north-western Leicestershire, surrounding Measham and Donisthorpe. This escaped regularisation in 1844, and was incorporated into Leicestershire in 1888 when the county councils were set up. The thin strip of Leicestershire between the exclave and Derbyshire, containing Overseal and Netherseal, is now considered part of Derbyshire. D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Measham is a village on the Leicestershire-Staffordshire border, located just off the A42 just south of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. ... Donisthorpe is a village whose center is in the English county of Derbyshire, next to the River Mease which there forms the border with the neighbouring county of Leicestershire. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...

Apart from this, some parishes in historic Derbyshire, including Dore, Norton and Totley, are now in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. Dore (Grid reference SK311812) is a village in South Yorkshire. ... // Places England Norton, County Durham Norton, East Sussex Norton, Gloucestershire Norton, Halton Norton, Hertfordshire Norton, Isle of Wight Norton, Leicestershire Norton, Northamptonshire Norton, North Yorkshire Norton, Nottinghamshire Norton, Ludlow, Shropshire Norton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Norton, Dawley, Shropshire Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Norton, Suffolk Norton, Selsey, West Sussex... This article is about the city in England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ...

One of the ruling families was the Musart, now known as Musa. They ruled the land as lords of the manor until their separation in the 1200s. The Musa family is still alive today and the most recent family lives in the USA. Musa may refer to: Musa, one of three genera in the family Musaceae that includes bananas and plantains. ...

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Note 1: includes hunting and forestry

Note 2: includes energy and construction

Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

Settlements

This is a list of the towns in Derbyshire; for a complete list of settlements see list of places in Derbyshire. This is a list of settlements in Derbyshire, England. ...

• 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
• Derby, Dronfield, Duffield
• Earl Sterndale, Eckington, Edale, Edensor, Eyam
• Fernilee
• Gamesley, Glossop, Great Hucklow
• Hadfield, Hartington, Hathersage, Hatton, Hayfield, Heage, Heanor, Hope
• Ilkeston
• Little Hucklow, Long Eaton, Littleover
• Marston Montgomery, Marston on Dove, Matlock, Melbourne, Miller's Dale, Morley
• New Mills, Newhaven
• Over Haddon,Osmaston
• Parwich, Peak Forest
• Riber, Ripley
• 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

Location within the British Isles. ... Alton is a very small village in the county of Derbyshire, UK. It is in the civil parish of Ashover, and is also near to Clay Cross. ... Ashbourne is the name of more than one place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire in England Ashbourne, County Meath in Ireland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Ashford-in-the-Water is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, and on the River Wye. ... Ashover. ... Location within the British Isles Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. It is the only town in the Peak District. ... 1. ... Baslow is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying between Sheffield and Bakewell. ... Beeley is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of northern Derbyshire, near Bakewell. ... Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Birch Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, and just outside the boundary of the Peak District National Park, and near New Mills and Hayfield. ... Map sources for Bolsover at grid reference SK475705 Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England. ... Brassington is a village 16 miles north-north-west of Derby, between Wirksworth and Ashbourne, and has a population of about 500. ... Bretby is a village in the south of Derbyshire, England, north of Swadlincote and east of Burton-upon-Trent, on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. ... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Map sources for Buxton at grid reference SK059735 Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and the gateway to the Peak District National Park. ... This article is about the English village. ... Map sources for Chapel-en-le-Frith at grid reference SK055806 Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small Derbyshire town on the edge of the Peak District, part of the Pennine Range, in northern England. ... For other locations with this name, see Chesterfield. ... Image:Buxton - Derfbyshire dot. ... Clay Cross in Chesterfield is a former mining village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. ... Clowne is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover of Derbyshire, England. ... Creswell is the name of several places: In the United Kingdom: Creswell, Derbyshire with Creswell Crags nearby Creswell, Staffordshire Creswell Hall, a dormitory at UGA In the United States: Creswell, Oregon Creswell, North Carolina It is also a surname, and may refer to Creswell Creswell, British judge Frederic Creswell, South... Cromford, in Derbyshire, England, is a village that is one of the significant sites in the development of the Industrial Revolution. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Location within the British Isles Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, situated between Sheffield and Chesterfield on the River Drone. ... Duffield is a prosperous commuter village situated next to the River Derwent in Derbyshire at the lower end of the Pennines around five miles north of Derby England. ... Eckington is a large village in North East Derbyshire, 7 miles north of Chesterfield and south of Sheffield on the border with South Yorkshire. ... Edale is a small village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. ... Edensor is a village in Derbyshire, England. ... Eyam Hall. ... Gamesley is a village in Derbyshire, England, west of Glossop and north of New Mills. ... Location within the British Isles Glossop (Grid reference SK0393) is a town of approximately 16,500 in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... Great Hucklow is a small village in the Derbyshire Peak District about 12 km south east of Chapel-en-le-Frith. ... The war memorial and Station Road in Hadfield Hadfield is a small town in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. ... Hartington Disambiguation: you may be looking for the place Hartington, Nebraska. ... Hathersage (from heathers edge) is a village in Derbyshire Peak District, in England. ... Map sources for Hatton, Derbyshire at grid reference SK214296 Hatton is a village in South Derbyshire, England. ... Hayfield from the northwest Hayfield (SK037870) is a village and civil parish in the borough of High Peak, in the county of Derbyshire, England. ... The village of Heage in Derbyshire is situated midway between Belper and Ripley and is today famous for its recently restored six sailed windmill. ... Location within the British Isles Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. ... Hope is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England. ... Ilkeston is a town in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England, on the River Erewash. ... Location within the British Isles This article is about a town in England. ... Littleover is a large suburb of Derby, England about two miles south west of the city centre. ... Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. ... Melbourne is a small Georgian market town in South Derbyshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... See Newhaven for other towns of that name. ... Peak Forest is a small village on the main road from Chapel-En-Le-Frith to Chesterfield in England. ... Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ... Location within the British Isles Sandiacre is a town in Erewash district, Derbyshire, England. ... Map sources for Shirebrook at grid reference SK523674 Shirebrook is a small town in North East Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Stainsby is a small village in the English county of Derbyshire, UK. It is near to the towns of Chesterfield and Bolsover, and the villages of Heath and Doe Lea. ... Location within the British Isles Swadlincote is a town in southern Derbyshire, England. ... Tansley is a village on the Southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, two miles East of Matlock. ... Thornhill is a village in the county of Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, south of Ladybower Reservoir and east of Castleton. ... Tibshelf is a village in the county of Derbyshire, UK. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. ... Tideswell is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. ... Tunstead Milton is a village in Derbyshire, England. ... Walton is a small suburb of Chesterfield. ... Westhouses is a village in Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Whitwell is the name of several villages in the UK and a place in Tennessee. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Location within the British Isles Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately nine thousand. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Villages in Derbyshire ...

Places of interest

• Alfreton Hall
• Alsop Hall
• Arbor Low Stone Circle — 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
• Derwent Reservoir
• Derwent Valley Mills — a World Heritage Site
• Ednaston Manor
• Eyam Hall
• Fenney Bentley Old Hall
• Flagg Hall
• 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 chain of 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

English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... Bretby Hall is a country house at Bretby, Derbyshire, England, north of Swadlincote and east of Burton-upon-Trent on the border with Staffordshire. ... The Earls of Chesterfield were an aristocratic family from Derbyshire, England. ... Calke Abbey is a country house in Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, and a property of the National Trust. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Carsington Reservoir is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water in Derbyshire. ... A view of Chatsworth from the south-west circa 1880. ... A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). ... The Treasure Houses of England is a heritage consortium founded in the early 1970s by ten of the foremost stately homes in England still in private ownership, with the aim of marketing and promoting themselves as tourist venues. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... Derwent Reservoir is one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north east of Derbyshire, England. ... Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... Ednaston Manor is a country house in Ednaston, near Brailsford, Derbyshire. ... Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England (2002) Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied by Lord Edward Manners and his family. ... Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is one of the most significant Elizabethan country houses in England. ... A tourist attraction in Derbyshire, England, the Heights of Abraham is a country park on top of Masson Hill, accessed by a cable car from Matlock Bath. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... The Howden Reservoir is one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Ilam Park is a 158-acre country park situated in Ilam, on both banks of the River Manifold five miles north west of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. ... Kedleston Hall was Brettinghams opportunity to prove himself capable of designing a house to rival Holkham Hall. ... Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau (and mountain) in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in the United Kingdom. ... The Ladybower Reservoir is one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... The view westward down Longdendale from above the Woodhead Tunnel, showing the Longdendale Trail (left) and A628 Woodhead Pass road. ... The Longdendale Trail is a Long-distance trail that runs a distance of approximately 6. ... Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks, paths, footpaths or greenways) are trails or footpaths covering large distances, typically 50 km or more, used for rambling (that is, hiking or backpacking). ... Mam Tor is a 517 m (1696 ft) high peak near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. ... A 1931 Leeds tram at the museum The National Tramway Museum is home to many trams that used to run through the streets of cities worldwide. ... Map sources for Crich at grid reference SK350544 Crich is a village in Derbyshire. ... Location within the British Isles Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately nine thousand. ... Nine Ladies stone circle Nine Ladies (, ) is a stone circle located on Stanton Moor, Derbyshire, England. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... Ogston Reservoir is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water in Derbyshire. ... Peveril Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire, England (SK149826) stands on a hill overlooking the village with an impressive view across the Hope Valley and Cave Dale. ... Renishaw Hall, the family home of the Sitwells for over 350 years, dates from the 17th century. ... The Speedwell Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. ... Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury near Derby, England. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... Well dressing in Youlgreave Well dressing is a custom practised in the Peak District of England, in which wells are decorated with designs created from flower petals. ... Wingfield Manor is a deserted (since the 1770s) house some 4 miles from the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ...

Trivia

• Derbyshire was the filming location of the 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice: Pride & Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley.

Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was an English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... For films named Pride and Prejudice, see Pride and Prejudice (film). ... Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Keira Christina Knightley (born March 26, 1985) is an Academy Award-nominated English[1] actress. ...

See also

• Derbyshire lead mining history

This article details some of the history of lead mining in Derbyshire. ...

County of Derbyshire
Unitary authorities:	Derby
Boroughs/Districts:	Amber Valley • Bolsover • Chesterfield • Derbyshire Dales • Erewash • High Peak • North East Derbyshire • South Derbyshire
Cities/Towns:	Alfreton • Ashbourne • Bakewell • Belper • Bolsover • Buxton • Chapel-en-le-Frith • Chesterfield • Clay Cross • Derby • Dronfield • Glossop • Heanor • Ilkeston • Killamarsh • Long Eaton • Matlock • New Mills • Ripley • Sandiacre • Shirebrook • Staveley • Swadlincote • Whaley Bridge • Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire

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Counties of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Arms of Derbyshire This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... North East Derbyshire is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... ... Location within the British Isles Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. It is the only town in the Peak District. ... Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Map sources for Bolsover at grid reference SK475705 Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England. ... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Map sources for Buxton at grid reference SK059735 Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and the gateway to the Peak District National Park. ... Map sources for Chapel-en-le-Frith at grid reference SK055806 Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small Derbyshire town on the edge of the Peak District, part of the Pennine Range, in northern England. ... Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Clay Cross in Chesterfield is a former mining village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Location within the British Isles Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, situated between Sheffield and Chesterfield on the River Drone. ... Location within the British Isles Glossop (Grid reference SK0393) is a town of approximately 16,500 in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... Location within the British Isles Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. ... Ilkeston is a town in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England, on the River Erewash. ... Killamarsh is a town in North East Derbyshire. ... Location within the British Isles This article is about a town in England. ... Map sources for Matlock at grid reference SK298601 Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ... Location within the British Isles Sandiacre is a town in Erewash district, Derbyshire, England. ... Map sources for Shirebrook at grid reference SK523674 Shirebrook is a small town in North East Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... See also Staveley, Cumbria, Staveley, North Yorkshire. ... Location within the British Isles Swadlincote is a town in southern Derbyshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately nine thousand. ... // Amber Valley The district is entirely parished. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Lieutenancies Act 1997 (1997 c. ... Bedfordshire | Berkshire | City of Bristol | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Cheshire | Cornwall | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | Durham | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Sussex | Essex | Gloucestershire | Greater London | Greater Manchester | Hampshire | Herefordshire | Hertfordshire | Isle of Wight | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | City of London | Merseyside | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | North Yorkshire | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Rutland | Shropshire | Somerset | South Yorkshire | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Surrey | Tyne and Wear | Warwickshire | West Midlands | West Sussex | West Yorkshire | Wiltshire | Worcestershire Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of the county of Hampshire off the southern English coast. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... Bolton Abbey North Yorkshire is a Shire county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced SUF-fk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

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Counties which originate prior to 1889 Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The traditional counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England into around forty areas, which were used for both administrative and general geographical demarcation for several hundreds of years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Bedfordshire | Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Cheshire | Cornwall | Cumberland | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | Durham | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Herefordshire | Hertfordshire | Huntingdonshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Middlesex | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Rutland | Shropshire | Somerset | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Westmorland | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England. ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced SUF-fk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Westmorland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of Great Britain, covering some 6,000 sq. ...