Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in England. Its size is 225,074 hectares, and it is situated in the East Midlands and boasts some of England's most attractive scenery. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains.

Derbyshire has a two-tier local government, with a county council and eight district councils. Population: about 750,000 (2002). Apart from 13 towns with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, there is a large amount of sparsely populated agricultural upland: 75% of the population live in 25% of the area.

Derby City was part of Derbyshire until 1997 when it was made into a unitary authority, governed by Derby City Council.

Towns and villages

• Alfreton[?], Alton[?], Ashbourne[?], Ashford-in-the-Water[?]
• Bakewell[?], Bamford[?], Baslow[?], Beeley[?], Belper[?], Birch Vale[?], Bolehill[?], Bolsover[?], Borrowash[?], Bretby, Brimington[?], Burbage[?], Buxton
• Castleton[?], Chapel-en-le-Frith[?], Charlesworth[?], Chelmorton[?], Chesterfield, Clay Cross[?], Clowne[?],Cressbrook[?], Creswell[?], Cromford[?], Crowden[?], Curbar[?]
• Derby, Dronfield[?], Duffield[?]
• Earl Sterndale[?], Eckington[?], Edale[?], Edensor[?], Eyam[?]
• Fernilee[?]
• Gamesley, Glossop, Great Hucklow[?]
• Hadfield[?], Hartington[?], Hathersage[?], Hayfield[?], Heanor[?]
• Ilkeston[?]
• Little Hucklow[?]
• Marston Montgomery[?], Marston on Dove[?], Matlock, Melbourne[?], Miller's Dale[?], Morley[?]
• New Mills[?], Newhaven
• Over Haddon[?]
• Peak Forest[?]
• Riber[?], Ripley
• Shipley[?], Shirebrook[?], Staveley, Stoney Middleton[?], Stretton[?], Sudbury, Swadlincote[?]
• Tansley[?], Taxal[?], Thornhill, Tibshelf[?], Tideswell[?], Tunstead Milton[?]
• Walton[?], Wardlow[?], Whaley Bridge[?], Whitwell[?], Wirksworth[?]
• Youlgreave[?]

Places of interest

• Alfreton Hall[?]
• Alsop Hall[?]
• Arbor Low Stone Circle[?] - English Heritage
• Barlborough Hall[?]
• Bradbourne Hall[?]
• Bradley Hall[?]
• Bretby Hall, see also: Earls of Chesterfield
• Buxton Hall[?]
• Buxton Museum & Art Gallery[?]
• Calke Abbey - National Trust
• Carsington Reservoir[?]
• Chatsworth - a stately home, part of Treasure Houses of England; see also: Dukes of Devonshire
• Coxbench Hall[?]
• Derwent Reservoir[?]
• Derwent Valley Mills - a World Heritage Site
• Ednaston Manor[?]
• Eyam Hall[?]
• Fenney Bentley Old Hall[?]
• Flagg Hall[?]
• Glossop Hall[?]
• Great Longstone Hall[?]
• Haddon Hall[?]
• Hartington Hall[?]
• Heights of Abraham[?]
• Hob Hurst's House[?] - English Heritage
• Howden Reservoir
• Ilam Hall[?]
• Kedleston Hall
• Ladybower Reservoir
• Longdendale chain of reservoirs
• Longdendale Trail, a long distance footpath
• Longford Hall[?]
• Mam Tor
• National Stone Centre[?], Wirksworth[?]
• Nine Ladies Stone Circle[?] - English Heritage
• Norbury Hall[?]
• Parwich Hall[?]
• Peveril Castle[?]
• Renishaw Hall[?]
• Riber Castle[?]
• Speedwell Cavern[?]
• Sudbury Hall
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall[?] - English Heritage
• Thornbridge Hall[?]
• Well dressing - an ancient custom
• Wingfield Manor[?] - English Heritage

External links

• Derbyshire County Council (http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/) - Official site