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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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Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership. The modern factory, or 'mill', system was born here in the 18th century to accommodate the new technology for spinning cotton developed by Richard Arkwright. With advancements in technology, it became possible to produce cotton continuously. The system was adopted throughout the valley, and later across the Britain so that by 1788 over 200 Arkwright-type mills in Britain. Arkwright's inventions and system of organising labour was exported to Europe and the United States.

Water-power was first introduced to England by John Lombe at his silk mill in Derby in 1719, but it was Richard Arkwright who applied water-power to the process of producing cotton in the 1770s.
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The following are images from various Derbyshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 2The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 3Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 4Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 5The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 8Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 9Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 10Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 12Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 13At 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 14View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 15John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 16Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 17Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
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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 19Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 20Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 21Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 22Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 23Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 24Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 25Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)

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Toddbrook Reservoir was built in 1831 as a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal.^[1] It is in the heart of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak, Derbyshire.

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Did You Know...

...that you can now listen to the way "Derbyshire" listen is pronounced, and a number of other places in the county, if you have a media player plugin such as VLC media player but not Melbourne Hall?
... that the Allenton hippopotamus was discovered in England in 1895 and is now in Derby Museum?
... that King's Mead Priory was the only Benedictine Nunnery in Derbyshire?
... that John Erskine Clarke produced the world's first Parish Magazine at Derby in 1859?
...that Ilam Hall near Ashbourne is in Staffordshire as it is the wrong side of Dovedale?
...that Eldon Hill is a source of quarried limestone?