Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands England. 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.
It is currently 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.
Before 1998 the county included Derby, and had an area of 658,885 acres. Derby is now a unitary authority, but remains part of Derbyshire for ceremonial purposes.
Derbyshire is divided into a number of districts
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
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