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Derby, Derbyshire

Derby
City and Unitary authority area
City of Derby
Derby Skyline and landmarks, clockwise from top left: Derby Quad, Derby Cathedral, Intu Derby.
Derby Skyline and landmarks, clockwise from top left: Derby Quad, Derby Cathedral, Intu Derby.
Motto: "Industria, Virtus, et Fortitudo"
Derby shown within Derbyshire and England
Derby shown within Derbyshire and England
Coordinates: 52°55.32′N 1°28.55′W / 52.92200°N 1.47583°W / 52.92200; -1.47583
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Constituent country  England
Region East Midlands
Ceremonial county Derbyshire
Admin HQ Derby
Settled AD 600
City Status 1977
Government
 • Type Unitary authority, City
 • Governing body Derby City Council
 • Leadership Leader and Cabinet
 • Executive Labour
 • MPs Margaret Beckett (L)
Amanda Solloway (C)
Area
 • City and Unitary authority area 78.03 km2 (30.13 sq mi)
Population (2011 Census)
 • City and Unitary authority area 248,700
 • Density 3,028/km2 (7,840/sq mi)
 • Urban 236,300
 • Metro 1,543,000 (Nottingham-Derby)
 • Ethnicity
(Office for National Statistics 2011 Census)
80.2% White
12.6% Asian
3.0% Black British
1.3% Other
2.9% Mixed Race
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode span DE1, DE3, DE21-24, DE73
Area code(s) 01332
Twin/sister towns Country
Germany Osnabrück Germany (since 1976)
State of Palestine Hebron Palestinian Authority (since 2014)
Grid Ref. SK3533936187
ONS code 00FK (ONS)
E06000015 (GSS)
ISO 3166-2 GB-DER
NUTS 3 UKF11
Demonym Derbeian
Website derby.gov.uk

Derby (Listeni/ˈdɑːrbi/ DAR-bee) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town. At the 2011 census, the population was 248,700. Derby gained city status in 1977.

Derby was settled by Romans – who established the town of Derventio – Saxons and Vikings, who made Derby one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry.


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