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Derbyshire (/ ˈ d ɑːr b i ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / DAR-bee-sheer, -shər) [4] 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.
Derbyshire is first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1048 in Manuscript D, known as the "Northern Recension". [2] Its creation appears to be a result of the dismemberment of the Mercian Kingdom's province of the Peak District and the chronicle says, under 1048: “her wæs eac eorðstyrung on Kalendas Maias on manegum stowum, on Wygracestre on Wic on Deorby elles gehwær, eac wæs ...
Alsop en le Dale church Bugsworth Basin Buxton, The Crescent Charlesworth church Chesterfield's 'Crooked Spire' Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site The Vale of Edale Eyam Hall and stocks Glossop, Henry Street Hayfield Well Dressing Longdendale from Woodhead New Mills, Torr Vale Mill Riber Castle River Derwent, south of Duffield River Goyt River Lathkill South Wingfield church Swanwick Hall
Derbyshire (/ ˈ d ɑːr b i ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / DAR-bee-sheer, -shər) 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.
Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Derby. The county council is based at County Hall in Matlock. Since 2017 the council has been under Conservative majority control.
Derwent was a village 'drowned' in 1944 when the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England was created. The village of Ashopton , Derwent Woodlands church, and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir.