Derbyshire

This article deals with the county of Derbyshire. For the other meanings see Derbyshire (disambiguation)

Derbyshire county
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Country	United Kingdom
Part of the country	England
region	East Midlands
status	Ceremonial and Administrative County
First mention	1048
Ceremonial county
surface	2,625 km²
Residents	1,053,316
was standing	June 30, 2018
Administrative county
Administrative headquarters	Matlock
ISO-3166-2	GB-DBY
surface	2,547 km²
Residents	796.142
was standing	June 30, 2018
ONS code	17th
GSS code	E10000007
NUTS code	UKF12, UKF13
Website	www.derbyshire.gov.uk
 Districts / Unitary Authorities
High peak Derbyshire Dales South Derbyshire Erewash Amber Valley North East Derbyshire Chesterfield Bolsover Derby

Derbyshire [ ˈdɑːbɪʃə ] is a county in the East Midlands of England .

geography

Countryside at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire

The county is located in a mountainous landscape. Most of the Peak District National Park is within Derbyshire. The northern part of the county overlaps with the Pennines , a famous range of hills and mountains. The county is part of the National Forest and borders the counties and areas of Greater Manchester , West Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , Nottinghamshire , Leicestershire , Staffordshire and Cheshire .

In addition to the County Council in Matlock, there are eight District Councils in the individual counties. Despite the urbanization in 13 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, large parts of the area are rural: 75% of the population inhabit 25% of the area of ​​the country.

The city of Derby was part of the county until 1998, but is now an autonomous urban district ( Unitary Authority ).

Cities and towns

• Alfreton , Alton , Ashbourne , Ashford-in-the-Water
• Bakewell , Bamford , Baslow , Beeley , Belper , Birch Vale , Bolehill , Bolsover , Borrowash , Bretby , Brimington , Burbage , Burnaston , Buxton , Brough and Shatton
• Castleton , Chapel-en-le-Frith , Charlesworth , Chelmorton , Chesterfield , 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 , Hayfield , Heage , Heanor , Hilton , Hope
• Ilkeston
• Little Hucklow , Long Eaton
• Marston Montgomery , Marston on Dove , Matlock , Melbourne , Miller's Dale , Morley
• New Mills , Newhaven
• Over Haddon
• Peak Forest
• Repton , Riber , Ripley
• Shipley , Shirebrook , Staveley , Stoney Middleton , Stretton , Sudbury , Swadlincote
• Tansley , Taxal , Thornhill , Tibshelf , Tideswell , Tunstead Milton
• Walton , Wardlow , Whaley Bridge , Whitwell , Wirksworth
• Youlgreave

Attractions

• Alfreton Hall
• Alsop Hall
• Arbor Low Henge - managed by English Heritage
• Barlborough Hall
• Calke Abbey mansion
• Chatsworth House
• Crich Tramway Village - National Tramway Museum
• Derwent Valley Mills - World Heritage Site
• Haddon Hall Castle
• Hardwick Hall Castle
• Hob Hurst's House - managed by English Heritage
• Howden Reservoir , Derwent Reservoir , Carsington Reservoir , Ladybower Reservoir
• Rock carving from Ladybower Tor
• Mam Tor
• National Stone Center in Wirksworth
• Nine Ladies Stone Circle - managed by English Heritage
• Peveril Castle
• Riber Castle
• Crooked Spire in Chesterfield
• Speedwell Cavern - Speedwell Cavern
• Stanage Edge - steep terrain with the longest climbing route in Great Britain
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall - managed by English Heritage
• Wingfield Manor - managed by English Heritage

Others

The World Toe Wrestling Championship has been held in Derbyshire every year since the 1970s .

Web links

Commons : Derbyshire  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
2. ^ Off the socks: World Toe Wrestling Championship , on faz.net, June 19, 2015. Accessed May 27, 2019.

Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′  N , 1 ° 34 ′  W