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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 to the north-west, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the north and north-east, 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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Glossop is a small market town within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about 14 miles (23 km) east of Manchester, 24 miles (39 km) west of Sheffield and 30 miles (48.3 km) from Matlock. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. It is between 150 and 300 metres (492 and 984 ft) above mean sea level, and uses the tagline "the gateway to the Peak District National Park". Like Buxton, it differs from other areas of the borough in that it is an unparished area, and this distinction defines its boundaries. It had a total population of over 32,000 in 2001.

Historically the name Glossop refers to the small hamlet that gave its name to an ancient parish recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 ...

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

Image 1Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 2Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 3Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 4Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
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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 6View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 7Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 8Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 9Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 10The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 11An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 12Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 14Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 15From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 16Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 17Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 19Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 20Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 21The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 22Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23At 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 24Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 25John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)

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Melbourne is the most southerly town in Derbyshire. Melbourne parish church has been described as a "cathedral in miniature" and is one of five churches in Melbourne. The Domesday Book records a church and priest here in 1086. The present church was built about 1120, and most of the original masonry is intact, except for the East end which has been refurbished.

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Did You Know...

... that Alfred Seale Haslam, Mayor of Derby, became rich from keeping meat cool on its way from the British colonies?
... that St Helen's Priory became a hospital in 1160, after its canons transferred to Darley Abbey?
... that a message of farewell to Buxton and its waters, scratched onto a window pane of the Old Hall Hotel, was reputedly inscribed by Mary Queen of Scots?
... that Joseph Whittaker, who has 2,200 pressed plants in Derby Museum, sold 300 South Australian plants to Kew Gardens?
... that Harrington Bridge is a listed building, except for the central section which crosses the River Trent into Derbyshire?
... that Fred Forman scored two goals in England's 13–2 win over Ireland?