Derbyshire

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

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

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.

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