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 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.

Derbyshire has a two-tier local government, with a county council based in Matlock 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.

The district councils are

• Amber Valley
• Bolsover
• Chesterfield
• Derbyshire Dales
• Erewash
• High Peak Derbyshire
• South Derbyshire
• North East Derbyshire

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

Table of contents

1 Towns and villages 2 Places of interest 3 External links

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, 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

• 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 - Official site