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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 of Derbyshire is hilly and contains 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 mi (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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The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire.

Most of the area falls within the Peak District National Park, whose designation in 1951 made it the earliest national park in the British Isles. An area of great diversity, it is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone, and the southern White Peak, where most of the population lives and where the geology is mainly limestone-based. Proximity to the major conurbations of the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire, coupled with easy access by road and rail, make it the most visited national park in the UK.

The Peak District forms the southern end of the Pennines and much of the area is uplands above 300 m, with a high point on Kinder Scout of 636 m. Despite its name, the landscape lacks sharp peaks, being characterised by rounded hills and gritstone escarpments (the "edges"). The area is surrounded by major conurbations, including Huddersfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Stoke-on-Trent.

The National Park covers 555 square miles (1,438 km²) of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and South and West Yorkshire, including the majority of the area commonly referred to as the Peak. The Park boundaries were drawn to exclude large built-up areas and industrial sites from the park; in particular, the town of Buxton and the adjacent quarries are located at the end of the Peak Dale corridor, surrounded on three sides by the Park. The town of Bakewell and numerous villages are, however, included within the boundaries, as is much of the (non-industrial) west of Sheffield. As of 2006, it is the fourth largest National Park in England and Wales.
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The following are images from various Derbyshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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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.

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Did You Know...

Haslam in 1891

... that Swizzels Matlow make Love Hearts and the new part is by the Upper Peak Forest canal in New Mills
... that the plant Fumaria painteri has only been found twice in Britain, and both times by the Rev. W. H. Painter?
... that Francis Noel Clarke Mundy was painted by Joseph Wright of Derby?
... that the Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan was the first commercial aero engine to operate for 10,000 hours between overhauls?
... that Shipley Hall was demolished due to mining damage?