Derbyshire is both a
county and an
administrative county in
England.
The area of the ancient County is
658,885 acres 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.
The administrative county of Derbyshire is is 225,074 hectares in area, and 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
Derby City was part of the administrative county of Derbyshire until 1997 when it was made into a
English unitary district, 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, 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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