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Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ 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. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town.

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 East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council.

The north and centre of Derbyshire are hilly and contain 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 miles (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. (Full article...)

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Tom Hulatt, (7 September 1930 – 21 May 1990) was an English athlete notable for finishing third behind Sir Christopher Chataway in the historic race in which Sir Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile on 6 May 1954. He was from a working class family and the only runner in the race who was not a university student. Hulatt was born in Tibshelf, Derbyshire and he worked as a miner at Williamthorpe Colliery. Hould run 5 miles there and back each day. He also worked as a rat catcher and in his spare time he ran for Alfreton Athletics Club, Chesterfield Harriers, Hallamshire Harriers and London Polytechnic.

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The following are images from various Derbyshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 2John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 3Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 4Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 5Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 7Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 8Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 9Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 10The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 11Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 12At the Rhodeswood reservoir dam, we see the outflow canal from the Torside Reservoir dam, alongside the Rhodeswood Reservoir. The Torside dam can be seen in the distance. To the right is Shining Clough Moss and Bleaklow. To the left Bareholm Moss and Black Hill (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 14Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 15Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 16Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 17An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 19Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 201 High Peak
2 Derbyshire Dales
3 South Derbyshire
4 Erewash
5 Amber Valley
6 North East Derbyshire
7 Chesterfield
8 Bolsover
9 Derby (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 21Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 22Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 23View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 24From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 25Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)

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This one is of the notable 18th century Derbyshire judge Sir John Eardley Wilmot by Benjamin West. In the background is the same artist's painting representing American loyalists claiming compensation from the mother country - Wilmot chaired a Royal Commission which established their rights.

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Did You Know...

... that Derby's Silk Mill is used as a design theme for the bobbins on the St Alkmund's Way Footbridge?
... that the Corporation of Derby paid 2 lbs of wax to St. James Priory to cross St. James Bridge?
... that the 13th Earl of Derby established a private menagerie in the grounds of Knowsley Hall in Merseyside, where the 18th Earl opened a public safari park in the 20th century?
... that Hungry Bentley, an abandoned village in Derbyshire, England, was named for the poor quality of its land?
... that Charles Darwin's grandad and second cousin both lived in Derbyshire?
... that Philip Marc, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in the time of Robin Hood, left lands at Chellaston?