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Derbyshire, England

Derbyshire
County
Flag of Derbyshire Coat of arms of Derbyshire
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Bene consulendo" ("By wise deliberation")
Derbyshire within England
Derbyshire in England
Coordinates: 53°8′N 1°36′W / 53.133°N 1.600°W / 53.133; -1.600Coordinates: 53°8′N 1°36′W / 53.133°N 1.600°W / 53.133; -1.600
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region East Midlands
Established Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant William Tucker
High Sheriff Elizabeth Fothergill (2016–17)
Area 2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
 • Ranked 21st of 48
Population (mid-2014 est.) 1,019,500
 • Ranked 20th of 48
Density 388/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity 96.0% White
2.3% S. Asian
1.7% Black, Mixed Race or Chinese
Non-metropolitan county
County council Derbyshire County Council
Executive Conservative
Admin HQ Matlock
Area 2,547 km2 (983 sq mi)
 • Ranked 20th of 27
Population 770,600
 • Ranked 11th of 27
Density 303/km2 (780/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-DBY
ONS code 17
GSS code E10000007
NUTS UKF12, UKF13
Website www.derbyshire.gov.uk
Derbyshire numbered districts.svg
Districts of Derbyshire
Unitary County council area
Districts
  1. High Peak
  2. Derbyshire Dales
  3. South Derbyshire
  4. Erewash
  5. Amber Valley
  6. North East Derbyshire
  7. Chesterfield
  8. Bolsover
  9. City of Derby
Members of Parliament List of MPs
Police Derbyshire Constabulary
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Derbyshire (Listeni/ˈdɑːrbʃər/ or /ˈdɑːrbɪʃɪər/; abbreviated Derbys. or Derbs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms (near Swadlincote) as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.


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