| Derbyshire |
| |
| Geography |
| Status: |
Ceremonial & (smaller) Administrative County |
| Region: |
East Midlands |
Area:
- Total
- Admin. council
- Admin. area |
Ranked
21st
2,625 kmē
Ranked 20th
2,547 kmē |
| Admin HQ: |
Matlock |
| ISO 3166-2: |
GB-DBY |
| ONS code: |
17 |
| NUTS 3: |
UKF12/13 |
| Demographics |
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
- Admin. council
- Admin. pop. |
Ranked 20th
962,502
367 / kmē
Ranked 11th
739,253 |
| Ethnicity: |
96.0% White
2.3% S.Asian |
| Politics |
Derbyshire County Council
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ |
| Executive: |
Labour |
| Members of Parliament |
| Harry Barnes, Margaret Beckett, Liz Blackman, Paul Holmes, Bob Laxton, Tom Levitt, Judy Mallaber,
Patrick McLoughlin, Dennis Skinner, Mark Todd |
| Districts |
|
- High Peak
- Derbyshire Dales
- South Derbyshire
- Erewash
- Amber Valley
- North East Derbyshire
- Chesterfield
- Bolsover
- Derby (Unitary)
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Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of
England, which boasts some of England's most attractive hill and mountain 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. The county contains
part of the National Forest, and borders on
Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
It has a two-tier local government, with a county council based in Matlock and eight district councils. 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.
Before 1998 the county included the city of Derby. Derby is now a unitary authority, but
remains part of Derbyshire for ceremonial purposes.
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, Heage, Heanor, Hope
- Ilkeston
- Little Hucklow, Long Eaton
- 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
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