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Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town.

The county has an area of 2,625 km² (1,014 sq mi) and a population of 1,053,316. The east of the county is more densely populated than the west, and contains the county's largest settlements: Derby (261,400), Chesterfield (88,483), and Swadlincote (45,000). 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 are hilly and contain the southern end of the Pennines, most of which are part of the Peak District 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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Swadlincote is a town in the district of South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England. It is the main town of the district and the site of the South Derbyshire District Council's headquarters. The occupants of Swadlincote often shorten its name to simply 'Swad'.

The population of Swadlincote and its surrounding villages is approximately 33,000. It is made up of separate settlements - Swadlincote, Church Gresley, Midway and Newhall.

The name "Swadlincote" derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Swartlings Cottas", Swartling being an Anglo-Saxon man's name and Cottas meaning cottages. At the time of the Domesday Survey Swadlincote was just a small manor. The area remained rural until industrialisation in the eighteenth century. The presence of coal and clay in the area led to urbanisation as colleries, brickworks and potteries came to dominate Swadlincote.

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

Image 1Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 2From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 3View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 4Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 5An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 8Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 9At 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 10Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 12John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 13Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 14Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 15Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 16Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 17Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 19Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 20The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 21Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 22Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 23Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 24Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 251 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)

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Chatsworth House is a large country housein Derbyshire, 3½ miles north east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, and has been home to their family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549. Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across to the low hills that divide the Derwent and Wye valleys.

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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?