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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 ...

(More on Glossop...)

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

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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 2Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 3Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 4Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 5Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 6The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 7Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 8Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 9John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 10Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 15Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 16The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 17Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18At 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 19From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 20View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 21Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 22Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 24Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 25Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)

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The River Dove which runs through Dovedale is a famous trout stream. Here we see the iconic set of stepping stones near Thorpe Cloud. Good riverside paths make the whole Dovedale route accessible to and popular with walkers. On one August Sunday in 1990, a footpath count recorded 4,421 walkers on the Staffordshire side of the river and 3,597 walkers on the Derbyshire bank.

Did You Know...

...that John Mawe, who studied the mineralogy of Derbyshire, was arrested as a spy in 1805 before publishing accounts of his travels in Brazil?
... that Samuel Rayner, who painted the Derby Exhibition in 1839, had one of his paintings exhibited in the Royal Academy when he was only 15?
... that English landscape architect Edward Milner designed three public parks in Preston, Lancashire?
...that the 12th Duke of Norfolk rebuilt Glossops parish church, built All Saints RC chapel, improved the reservoir and built the town hall,
...that after Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby was pardoned for his part in a civil war against King Edward I, he did it again?

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