Derbyshire
Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -shər)[2] is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town.
Derbyshire
The Peak District near Hathersage; Derby Cathedral; and Masson Mill, opened by Sir Richard Arkwright
Ceremonial Derbyshire within England
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Coordinates: 53.18°N 1.61°WSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionEast MidlandsEstablishedAncientTime zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)Members of ParliamentList of MPsPoliceDerbyshire ConstabularyCeremonial countyLord LieutenantElizabeth FothergillHigh SheriffTheresa PeltierArea2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi) • Ranked21st of 48Population (2021)1,053,316 • Ranked21st of 48Density401/km2 (1,040/sq mi)Ethnicity
96.3% White
1.5% Asian
1.4% Mixed
0.5% Black
0.3% Other
[1]Non-metropolitan countyCounty councilDerbyshire County CouncilExecutiveConservativeAdmin HQMatlockArea2,547 km2 (983 sq mi) • Ranked13th of 21Population796,847 • Ranked12th of 21Density313/km2 (810/sq mi)ISO 3166-2GB-DBYONS code17GSS codeE10000007ITLUKF12, UKF13Websitederbyshire.gov.ukDistricts
Districts of Derbyshire
Unitary County council areaDistricts
The county has an area of 2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi) and a population of 1,053,316. The east of the county is more densely populated than the west, and contains the county's largest settlements: Derby (261,400), Chesterfield (88,483), and Swadlincote (45,000). For local government purposes Derbyshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, and the Derby unitary authority area.
The north of Derbyshire is hilly and contains the southern end of the Pennines, most of which are part of the Peak District National Park. They include Kinder Scout, at 636 m (2,087 ft) the highest point in the county. The River Derwent is the longest in the county, at 66 mi (106 km), and flows south until it meets the River Trent just south of Derby. Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms, near Swadlincote, is the furthest point from the sea in the UK.[3]
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