Portal:Derbyshire

Portal topics: Activities; Culture; Geography; Health; History; Mathematics; Nature; People; Philosophy; Religion; Society; Technology; Random portal

England

Derbyshire ♦ London ♦ North East ♦ North West ˑ Cheshire ♦ South East ˑ East Sussex ˑ Kent ˑ Hampshire ♦ Cornwall ˑ Somerset ♦ Yorkshire

The Derbyshire Portal

edit

Introduction

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...)

Refresh with new selections below (purge)

edit

Selected article

The Allenton Hippo is a substantive hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) skeleton that was found in Allenton, Derby, England in 1895. The skeleton is exhibited in Derby Museum and Art Gallery and is 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length. It is celebrated today in a sculpture near to where the skeleton was discovered.

The suburb of Derby called Allenton used to be a village 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Derby. Digging of a new well at the Crown Inn was undertaken in March 1895, but work stopped when the diggers discovered a bad smell and then large and unusual bones. Several people agreed to fund further investigations and that the findings should be shared with the community. The hole was extended until it was 4.5 square metres (48 sq ft) in area ...

(More on the hippo...)

More selected articles...

General images - load new batch

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

Image 1At 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 21 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 3Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 4John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 5Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 6Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 7The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 8Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 9Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 10Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 12Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 13Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 14Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 15Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 16An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 17View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 18Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 19Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 20Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 21From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 22Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 24Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 25The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)

edit

Selected picture

Three Shire Head is the point on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet, at 53°13′N 1°59′W / 53.217°N 1.983°W / 53.217; -1.983.".

More selected pictures...

edit

Did You Know...

... that a 200-year-old costume worn by "the king" (pictured) on Castleton Garland Day in Derbyshire is now in the local museum?
... that in All Saints Church, Kedleston, Derbyshire, (pictured) are 35 monuments to the Curzon family of Kedleston Hall?
... that the Tissington Trail, a popular walk and cycle path follows the course of the former Ashbourne to Buxton railway?
... that Chatsworth House, had a great conservatory built in 1838 where Joseph Paxton worked. The man who designed The Crystal Palace?
... that King William awarded the manor of Glossop to William Peveril, but it was later confiscated?