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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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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 1The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 2Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 3Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 4Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 5View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 6Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 7From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 8Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 9Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 101 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 11Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 12Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 14The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 15At 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 16Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 17Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 18Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 19Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 20Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 21Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 22An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 23Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 24Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
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 Derby's Silk Mill is used as a design theme for the bobbins on the St Alkmund's Way Footbridge?
... that the Corporation of Derby paid 2 lbs of wax to St. James Priory to cross St. James Bridge?
... that the 13th Earl of Derby established a private menagerie in the grounds of Knowsley Hall in Merseyside, where the 18th Earl opened a public safari park in the 20th century?
... that Hungry Bentley, an abandoned village in Derbyshire, England, was named for the poor quality of its land?
... that Charles Darwin's grandad and second cousin both lived in Derbyshire?
... that Philip Marc, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in the time of Robin Hood, left lands at Chellaston?