Derby
Derby shown within England
Coordinates: 52°55.32′N 1°28.55′W / 52.922, -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 & Cabinet
Area
- U.A. & City	30. Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions 1 sq mi (78. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 03 km²)
Population (2006 est. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of )
- U.A. & City	236,300
- Density	7,842. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (3,028/km²)
- Urban	236,300
- Ethnicity (Office of National Statistics 2005 Estimate)[1]	85. The Office for National Statistics (ONS is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly 8% White 8. 9% S. Asian 2. 2% Black British 1. 1% Chinese and other 2. 0% Mixed Race
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Twin Cities
-  — Osnabrück	Germany (since 1976)
Grid Ref.	SK3533936187
ONS code	00FY
ISO 3166-2	GB-NGM
NUTS 3	UKF14

Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/) listen (help·info) is a city in the East Midlands of England. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Coordinated Universal Time, the basis for the world's civil time frequently referred to by the name of its predecessor Greenwich Mean Time Western This is a list of " twin towns " or " sister cities " — that is pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have Town twinning arrangements Osnabrück (ɔsnaˈbʁʏk is a City in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It lies on the banks of the River Derwent and is surrounded by the shire county of Derbyshire. For other rivers called Derwent see River Derwent. The Derwent is a River in the County of Derbyshire A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle In the 2001 census the population of the borough was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. This is a list of the largest cities and towns of England ordered by population. Measured by Urban Area, Derby is the 18th largest settlement in England. A person from Derby is called a Derbian or a Derbrarian.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 Middle Ages to the 18th century 1.3 Industrial Revolution 1.4 Recent history (post 1900) 2 Governance 3 Geography 3.1 Nearest settlements 4 Economy 4.1 Industry 5 Landmarks 5.1 Places of interest 6 Transport 6.1 Road 6.2 Rail 6.3 Air 6.4 Bus and coach 7 Culture, entertainment and sport 7.1 Music 7.2 Theatre and arts 7.3 Sport 7.4 Recreation 8 Shopping and Nightlife 9 Education 10 Media 11 Trivia 12 Notable people 13 Twin cities 14 References 15 External links

History

Origins

The City has Roman, Saxon and Viking connections. The Roman camp of 'Derventio' was probably at Little Chester/Chester Green (grid reference SK353375); The site of the old Roman fort is at Chester Green. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Later the town was one of the 'Five Boroughs' (fortified towns) of the Danelaw. The Five Burghs or more usually The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw were the five main towns of Danish Mercia The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish:

The popular belief is that the name 'Derby' is a corruption of the Danish and Gaelic Djúra-bý (recorded in Anglo-Saxon as Deoraby) (Village of the Deer); however some assert that it is a corruption of the original Roman name 'Derventio'. The Cathedral of All Saints (known as Derby Cathedral) is a Cathedral church in the City of Derby, England. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs The town was also named 'Darby' or 'Darbye' on some of the oldest maps, eg. Speed's 1610 map. The city is one of the few cities that has retained a name with a Viking origin, like York, which had the Viking name Jórvík. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Derby recently celebrated its 2,000th year as a settlement.

New research (throughout 2004) into the history and archaeology of Derby has provided evidence that the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons probably co-existed, occupying two areas of land surrounded by water. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (c. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. 900) says that "Derby is divided by water". These areas of land were known as Norþworþig ("Northworthy", = "north enclosure") and Deoraby, and were at the "Irongate" (North) side of Derby. (Ron McKeown of Derby Heritage Development Trust has produced a recent paper on this subject. )

Middle Ages to the 18th century

During the Civil War of 1642-1646 the town was garrisoned by Parliamentary troops commanded by Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, who was appointed Governor of Derby in 1643. Sir John Gell 1st Baronet ( 22 June 1593 &ndash 26 October 1671) was a Parliamentarian Politician and military figure These troops took part in the defence of Nottingham, the siege of Lichfield, the battle of Hopton Heath and many other engagements in Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire, as well as successfully defending Derbyshire against royalist armies. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. The Battle of Hopton Heath, in Staffordshire, was a battle of the First English Civil War, fought on Sunday 19 March 1643 between Parliamentarian

Bonnie Prince Charlie made camp at Derby on 4 December 1745, whilst on his way south to seize the English crown. For the US politician see Charles E Stuart For "Betty Burke" see The 'Forty-Five' below "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Prince called at The George Inn on Irongate, where the Duke of Devonshire had set up his headquarters, and demanded billets for his 9000 troops. The George Inn, in Iron Gate Derby was a Coaching inn used by the Duke of Devonshire as his headquarters when commanding the Derbyshire Blues

He stayed at Exeter House, Exeter Street where he held his "Council of War". A replica of the room containing actual wall panels from Exeter house is on display at the Central library located on the Wardwick in the City Centre. [2] He had received misleading information about an army coming to meet him south of Derby. Although he wished to continue with his quest, he was overruled by his fellow officers. He abandoned his invasion at Swarkestone Bridge, on the River Trent, just a few miles south of Derby. Swarkestone is a village in Derbyshire, England. Swarkestone has a very old village church a full cricket pitch the Crewe and Harpur pub a canal The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. As a testement to his belief in his cause the Prince who on the march from Scotland had walked at the front of the column made the return journey on horseback at the rear of the bedraggled and tired army.

Each year at the beginning of December, (usually the first weekend), the Charles Edward Stuart Society of Derby lead a weekend of activities culminating in a parade through the City Centre and a battle on Cathedral Green.

Industrial Revolution

Derby and Derbyshire were centres of Britain's industrial revolution. In 1717 Derby was the site of the first water powered silk mill in Britain, built by John Lombe and George Sorocold after Lombe had reputedly stolen the secrets of silk-throwing from Piedmont in what is now Italy (he is alleged to have been poisoned by Piedmontese in revenge in 1722). The Derby Industrial Museum is housed in a former Silk Mill (the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derby England. John Lombe was a Silk spinner in 18th century Derby, England. George Sorocold (c 1668 &ndash c 1738 was an Engineer in Derby, England in the eighteenth century Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

In 1759 Jedediah Strutt patented and built a machine called the Derby Rib attachment that revolutionised the manufacture of Hose. Jedediah Strutt (1726 &ndash 7 May 1797) was a hosier and Cotton spinner from Belper, England. This attachment was used on the Rev. Lee's Framework knitting machine; it was placed in front of and worked in unison with Lee's Frame, to produce ribbed hose (stockings). A stocking frame was a mechanical Knitting machine used in the Textiles industry The partners were Jedediah Strutt, William Woollatt had been joined in 1758 by John Bloodworth and Thomas Stafford, leading hosiers in Derby. The patent was obtained in January 1759; after three years Bloodworth and Stafford were paid off, and Samuel Need, hosier of Nottingham, joined the partnership; the firm was known as Need, Strutt & Woollatt. The patent expired in 1773, though the partnership continued until 1781, when Need died.

Year	Population[3]
1801	14,695
1851	48,506
1901	118,469
1921	142,824
1941	167,321
1951	181,423
1961	199,578
1971	219,558
1981	214,424
1991	225,296
2001	221,716

Messrs Wright, the bankers of Nottingham, recommended that Richard Arkwright apply to Strutt & Need for finance for his cotton spinning mill. The first mill opened in Nottingham in 1770; this was driven by horses. In 1771 Richard Arkwright, Samuel Need and Jedediah Strutt built the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, developing a form of power that was the catalyst for the industrial revolution. Sir Richard Arkwright ( Old Style 23 December 1732 / New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August Cromford, in Derbyshire, England, is a large Village that is one of the significant sites in the development of the Industrial Revolution History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle

This was followed in Derbyshire by Jedediah Strutt's cotton spinning mills at Belper. They were: South Mill, the first, 1775; North Mill, 1784, which was destroyed by fire on 12 January 1803, and then rebuilt——it started work again at the end of 1804; West Mill, 1792, commenced working 1796; Reeling Mill, 1897; Round Mill, which took 10 years to build, from 1803 to 1813, and commenced working in 1816; and Milford Mills, 1778. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Belper and Milford mills were not built in partnership with Arkwright. Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Milford is a Village in Derbyshire, England, on the River Derwent, between Duffield and Belper on the A6 These mills were all Strutt owned and financed.

The Belper North Mill of 1804 built by William Strutt, Jedediah's son, is an iron-framed fire-proof building and is the only original Strutt Mill still standing today. Belper North Mill is one of the Derwent Valley Mills designated UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001 It now serves as a Visitor Centre.

Thomas Evans' mill at Darley Abbey (1783). Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Darley Abbey is a village on the outskirts of Derby, England. Other famous 18th century figures with connections to Derby include Dr Johnson, the creator of the English dictionary, who married Elizabeth Porter at St. Werburgh's Church, Derby in 1735; the painter Joseph Wright, known as Wright of Derby, who was famous for his revolutionary use of light in his paintings and was an associate of the Royal Academy; and John Whitehurst, a famous clockmaker and philosopher. Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September Joseph Wright ( 3 September 1734 - 29 August 1797) styled Wright of Derby was an English landscape and portrait painter This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. John Whitehurst FRS ( 10 April 1713 &ndash 18 February 1788) of Cheshire, England was a clockmaker and Erasmus Darwin, doctor, scientist, philosopher and grandfather of Charles Darwin was also to be found in Derby and Derbyshire at much the same time, though his practice was based in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Erasmus Darwin (12 December 1731&ndash18 April 1802 was an English Physician, natural philosopher physiologist inventor and poet Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England.

The beginning of the next century saw Derby emerging as an engineering centre, with manufacturers such as James Fox, who exported machine tools to Russia. James Fox, (born 19 May 1939) is an English Actor. Biography Early life James Fox was born in London to Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

In 1840, the North Midland Railway set up its works in Derby and, when it merged with the Midland Counties Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, to form the Midland Railway, Derby became its headquarters. The North Midland Railway was a British Railway company which opened its line from Derby to Rotherham (Masborough and Leeds in 1840 The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British Manufacturing facilities in Derby building The Midland Counties Railway (MCR was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1832 and 1844 connecting Nottingham, Leicester The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was a British Railway company The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish

The connection with the railway encouraged others, notably Andrew Handyside, Charles Fox and his son Francis Fox. Andrew Handyside and Company was an iron founder in Derby, England in the nineteenth century Sir Charles Fox ( 1810-03-11, Derby, United Kingdom – 1874-06-11) was an English Civil engineer and Contractor Sir Francis Fox (1844 - 1927 was an English Civil engineer, who was responsible for the bridges over the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi and Sydney A list of the structures these three built reads like a "Who's Who" of famous buildings.

Derby was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and it became a county borough with the Local Government Act 1888. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm IV c76 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act - required members of town councils ( Municipal corporations County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 41 was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1888 and established County councils and County borough The borough expanded in 1877 to include Little Chester and Litchurch, and then in 1890 to include New Normanton and Rowditch. Little Chester, or Chester Green as it is often referred to by locals is a suburb of the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England, located directly Litchurch is an area of the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. The borough did not increase substantially again until 1968, when under a recommendation of the Local Government Boundary Commission it was expanded into large parts of the rural district of Belper, Repton and South East Derbyshire. Repton was a Rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. South East Derbyshire was a Rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974 This vastly increased Derby's population from 132,408 in the 1961 census to 219,578 in the 1971 census. [3]

Despite being one of the areas of Britain furthest from the sea, Derby holds a special place in the history of marine safety - it was as MP for Derby that Samuel Plimsoll introduced his bills for a 'Plimsoll line' (and other marine safety measures). The Derby Industrial Museum is housed in a former Silk Mill (the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derby England. Samuel Plimsoll (10 February 1824 &ndash 3 June 1898 was a British Politician and social reformer now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line. Waterline refers to an imaginary line marking the level at which Ship or Boat floats in the Water. This failed on first introduction, but was successful in 1876 and contributed to Plimsoll's re-election as a deservedly popular MP.

Recent history (post 1900)

Derby was awarded city status on 7 June 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 25th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II 's accession to the ^[4] The Queen presented the "charter scroll" in person on July 28, 1977. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays ^[5] Until then, Derby had been one of the few towns in England with a cathedral but not city status. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral

Derby has a number of public parks, many Victorian in origin. Darley and Derwent Parks, lie immediately north of the city centre and are home to owls, kingfishers and a wide variety of other wildlife. There is an attractive riverside walk and cycle path from Darley Park South to two other parks. West of the city centre is Markeaton Park, while to the north is Allestree Park and its lake. Derby also has the first public recreational park in the country, the Arboretum, to the south of the city centre. Derby Arboretum is a public Arboretum and Park in the city of Derby in England. The arboretum was set up by philanthropic land owner and industrialist Joseph Strutt in 1840. Joseph Strutt may refer to Joseph Strutt (engraver and antiquary (1749-1802 English engraver and antiquary Joseph Strutt (librarian The arboretum's web site states that the arboretum's design was the inspiration for the vision of great urban parks in the USA, notably Central Park in New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The City of New York

Derby holds an important position in the history of the Labour movement, because it was one of two seats (the other being Keir Hardie's in Merthyr Tydfil) gained by the recently formed Labour Representation Committee at the 1900 General Election. James Keir Hardie (15 August 1856 - 26 September 1915 was a Scottish Socialist and labour leader and was the first independent labour Member of Parliament Merthyr Tydfil today Government The current Borough boundaries date back to 1974 when the former county borough of Merthyr Tydfil expanded slightly to cover The MP was Richard Bell, general secretary of the Railway Servants Union. Richard Bell (1859 Merthyr Tydfil &mdash 1 May, 1930) was one of the first two British Labour Members of Parliament The National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT is a Trade union in the United Kingdom which unionises Transport workers Bell was succeeded by Jimmy Thomas and he in turn by the distinguished polymath and Nobel Laureate Philip Noel-Baker. James ('Jimmy' Henry Thomas, ( October 3, 1874 - January 21, 1949) was a British trade unionist and Labour Philip John Noel-Baker Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker ( 1 November 1889 &ndash 8 October 1982) was a Politician

Despite its strategic industries (rail and aero-engine), Derby suffered comparatively little wartime damage in WW1 or WW2 (contrast Bristol and Filton). This may in part have been due to the skilful jamming of the German radio-beam navigations systems (X-Verfahren and Knickelbein, camouflage and decoy techniques ('Starfish sites') were built, mainly south of the town, e. Starfish Sites were simulations of burning towns that were constructed in Britain during World War II. g. out in fields near Foremark (ref. Foremark is a small manor or hamlet with a ruling Lord's (in this case Baronet) country house - Foremarke Hall - in the countryside of southern Kirk, Felix & Bartnik, 2002, see talk; see also [4]).

Derby has also become a significant cultural centre for the deaf community in the UK. Many deaf people relocate to Derby because of its strong sign language-using community. A sign language (also signed language) is a Language which instead of acoustically conveyed Sound patterns uses visually transmitted sign patterns It is estimated that the deaf population in Derby is at least three times higher than the national average, and that only London has a larger deaf population. The Royal School for the Deaf on Ashbourne Road used to provide education in British Sign Language and English. British Sign Language ( BSL) is the Sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK and is the first or preferred language of Deaf people in the

More recently Derby was granted the Fairtrade City status. Fairtrade Town is a marketing tool in which this status is awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body (i

Governance

By traditional definitions, Derby is the county town of Derbyshire, although Derbyshire's administrative centre has in recent years been Matlock. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned On 1 April 1997 Derby City Council became again a unitary authority (a status it had held, as a County Borough, up until 1974), with the rest of Derbyshire administered from Matlock. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Derby has two hospitals: the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary and the Derby City Hospital.

Geography

Derby is split up into 17 Wards. ^[6]

Ward	Areas within the Ward
Abbey	St Lukes and California, Derby
Allestree	Allestree and Markeaton
Alvaston	Alvaston, Litchurch and Wilmorton
Arboretum	City Centre and Rose Hill
Blagreaves	Blagreaves and Sunny Hill
Boulton	Boulton
Chaddesden	Chaddesden, Derwent Heights
Chellaston	Chellaston, Shelton Lock and Allenton
Darley	Darley Abbey and Little Chester (aka Chester Green)
Derwent	Derwent
Littleover	Littleover and Heatherton Village
Mackworth	Mackworth
Mickleover	Mickleover
Normanton	Normanton and Pear Tree
Oakwood	Oakwood
Sinfin	Sinfin and Osmaston
Spondon	Spondon

Nearest settlements

Duffield, Belper, Heanor, Ilkeston, Ripley (Derbyshire Constabulary HQ), Langley Mill, Alfreton, Chesterfield, Matlock (Derbyshire County Council is based here), Bakewell, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Sandiacre, Beeston, Coalville, Loughborough, Castle Donington, Leicester, Burton-upon-Trent. California is an inner-suburb of Derby to the south west of the city in between the A516 (Uttoxeter New Road and A5250 (Burton Road Allestree is a Suburb and ward of the City of Derby, a Unitary authority area, in Derbyshire, England. Markeaton is a Village within Derby in the East Midlands of England. Alvaston is a suburb and ward of Derby, England. Alvaston is situated on the A6, three miles south-east of Derby city centre Litchurch is an area of the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Wilmorton is a suburb of the city of Derby, England. It is situated between Alvaston and Osmaston, to the south of the city centre on the Rose Hill is an inner city suburb of Derby, England. It is located slightly south of the city centre adjacent areas include Normanton and Pear Tree Sunny Hill Derby is situated mainly along the Stenson Road (which goes out to the hamlet of Stenson, on the Trent and Mersey Canal) Boulton is a suburb and local government ward of the city of Derby, England. Chaddesden, also known locally as Chad, is a large suburb of Derby, United Kingdom, formerly known as Cedesdene and local residents are known as Derwent Heights is the name of a small middle-class private Housing estate in Derby, United Kingdom, situated next to Chaddesden and Oakwood Chellaston is a Suburb of the City of Derby, which is located in the East Midlands in England in the United Kingdom. Shelton Lock is a small suburb in the south of the city of Derby, England, located between Chellaston and Allenton. Allenton is a suburb of the city of Derby, England, situated about three miles south of the city centre Darley Abbey is a village on the outskirts of Derby, England. Little Chester, or Chester Green as it is often referred to by locals is a suburb of the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England, located directly Littleover is a large Suburb of Derby, England situated between Rosehill, Normanton, Sunny Hill, South Derbyshire Heatherton Village is a residential housing development located at the southern tip of Littelover Derby, England Mackworth Estate is a large council estate situated to the north-west of Derby near to Markeaton Park and the suburb of Mickleover and also the village Mickleover is located two miles (3 km west of the city centre and is the most westerly Village of the City of Derby in the United Kingdom. Normanton is a southern suburb of the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England, situated approximately two miles south of the city centre Pear Tree is an inner city suburb of Derby, England. It is situated next to the areas of Normanton, Rose Hill and Osmaston. Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, UK, built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s Sinfin is now a southern suburb of Derby, England, but historically it was a separate village Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, up until the modern era Spondon was a Village separate from the City of Derby. Duffield is a Village, situated next to the River Derwent in Derbyshire at the lower end of the Pennines around five miles north of Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. Ilkeston (also locally known as Ilson) is a Town in the Borough of Erewash of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England Langley Mill is a small town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. Alfreton is a town in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England. The town is in both the Bolsover district and North East Derbyshire Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England. Bakewell is a small Market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from 'Badeca's Well' Long Eaton is a Town in Derbyshire, England. It lies just North of the River Trent about 7 miles Southwest of Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Sandiacre is a Town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, in England. Beeston is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is southwest of Nottingham City Centre Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 30000 Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf Castle Donington is a large Village almost considered a town with a population of around 7000 in the North West of Leicestershire, close to Derby Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire,

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Derby at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year	Regional Gross Value Added[5]	Agriculture[6]	Industry[7]	Services[8]
1995	2,509	2	1,130	1,377
2000	3,965	1	1,819	2,145
2003	4,421	1	1,806	2,614

^  includes hunting and forestry

^  includes energy and construction

^  includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

^  Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

Industry

Derby's two biggest employers, Rolls-Royce plc (commonly known in the area as 'Royce's') and the Toyota Motor Corporation, are both in the engineering manufacturing trade. Rolls-Royce plc ( is a British Aircraft engine maker and the second-largest in the world behind GE Aviation. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. Egg, the Internet and telephone bank, has its national base in Derby. Egg Banking plc is a British internet bank, with headquarters in Derby, Dudley and London, England. Other companies of note include Bombardier who manufacture train systems and aircraft, and Alstom who manufacture large power plant boilers and heat exchangers. Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 Alstom ( is a large French multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and Transport markets A heat exchanger is a device built for efficient Heat transfer from one medium to another whether the media are separated by a solid wall so that they never mix or the media The Qibla Cola Company also has its home in Derby, based in the Normanton area. Qibla Cola a cola-flavoured carbonated beverage is the flagship product of the Qibla Cola Company based in Derby, England.

As already noted, Derby was for many years a significant railway centre, being the former headquarters of the Midland Railway, with both British Rail workshops and research facilities in the town. The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Although much less important than in years gone by, train manufacture continues in Derby and Derby station retains an important strategic role in the rail network. Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line Railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Moreover many major rail manufacturers retain a presence and, as reported in the Derby Evening Telegraph, the city is favoured as a possible site for a new national railway centre. ^[7]

Among a number of IT houses, Derby was the home of Core Design, who developed the computer game Tomb Raider with its heroine Lara Croft. Core Design is a Video game developer best known for creating the popular Tomb Raider series Tomb Raider is a Video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. Lara Croft is a Fictional character and the protagonist of Eidos Interactive 's Tomb Raider video game series

Landmarks

Derby Cathedral has the second-highest cathedral tower in the country. The Cathedral of All Saints (known as Derby Cathedral) is a Cathedral church in the City of Derby, England. In recent years, this has been home to a pair of breeding peregrine falcons^[8]

Derby Heritage Centre, formerly the Tudor Grammar School, told the story of Derby from Roman times till today. The Old Grammar School, St Peter's Churchyard Derby, England, is now a Ladies Hairdressing Salon. Unfortunately the owner, Richard Felix, has closed it so that he can focus on his television career. The Heritage Centre has now been converted into a hairdresser's salon. However the new owner has a great interest in local history and has preserved all of the building's original features.

Derby Gaol is a visitor attraction based in the dungeons of the Derbyshire County Gaol which dates back to 1756. The term Derby Gaol historically refers to the five Gaols in Derby England.

Derby Industrial Museum is situated in Derby Silk Mill and shows the industrial heritage and technological achievement of Derby, including Rolls-Royce aero engines, railways, mining, quarrying and foundries. The Derby Industrial Museum is housed in a former Silk Mill (the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derby England. The Derby Industrial Museum is housed in a former Silk Mill (the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derby England. For the present day company see Rolls-Royce plc. For other uses see Rolls-Royce (disambiguation.

Pickford's House Museum was built by architect Joseph Pickford in 1770. Pickford's House Museum, No 41 Friar Gate Derby,is an elegant Georgian town house built by the prominent architect Joseph Pickford in 1770 for his Joseph Pickford (1734-1782 was an English Architect, one of the leading provincial architects in the reign of George III. It was his home and business headquarters. Derby Museum and Art Gallery shows paintings by Joseph Wright, as well as fine Royal Crown Derby porcelain, local regiments and archaeology. Derby Museum Library and Art Gallery is housed in a building which was given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. Joseph Wright ( 3 September 1734 - 29 August 1797) styled Wright of Derby was an English landscape and portrait painter The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is a Porcelain manufacturer based in Derby, England. Pickford also designed St Helen's House in King Street.

Westfield Derby (formerly The Eagle Centre) is the city's main indoor shopping centre. It opened on 9 October 2007 after major extension work costing £340 million. It contains a brand new food court, dominated by chains, and a 12 screen cinema to be opened in spring 2008. It is already the subject of local controversy, since it has drawn trade away from the older parts of the city centre where independent shops have traditionally been located. Many have now gone out of business and others are struggling to survive. Moreover, in Westfield itself, a combination of high rents and rising rates have made it very difficult for smaller traders. ^[9]

The Revive Healthy Living Centre was opened on September 22nd by actress Gwen Taylor. This centre was built to provide excellent new and exiciting health initiatives for the area known as Derwent, Chaddesden, and Breadsall. It is unique as it is run by local residents and will continue to do so. It has a unique sedum/grass roof. It is already proving to be invaluable to the local residents

Much of the skyline of the inner city changed radically in 1968 when the inner ring road with its two new crossings of the River Derwent was built. For other rivers called Derwent see River Derwent. The Derwent is a River in the County of Derbyshire The route of the ring road went through the magnificent St. Alkmund's church and its wonderful Georgian church yard, the only Georgian square in Derby. Saint Alkmund 's Church was a magnificent Victorian building which stood in a Georgian square between Bridgegate and Queen Street in Derby; this was the Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 Both were demolished to make way for the road, a move still criticised today. Thus the editor (Elizabeth Williamson) of the 2nd edition of Pevsner for Derbyshire wrote:- '. Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of . . the character and cohesion of the centre has been completely altered by the replacement of a large number of C18 houses in the centre by a multi-lane road. As a traffic scheme this road is said to be a triumph; as townscape it is a disaster. '

Places of interest

• Darley Abbey
• Derby Arboretum
• Derby Canal
• Derby Cathedral
• Derby Industrial Museum (Silk Mill)
• Derby Friargate Station (of which all that remains is Handyside's bridge across Friargate)
• Elvaston Castle
• Markeaton Park Light Railway, a heritage railway
• Pride Park Stadium and the former Baseball Ground
• River Derwent
• St Helen's House, Derby

Transport

Road

Derby's central location in England means it has extensive transport links with other areas of the country. Darley Abbey is a village on the outskirts of Derby, England. Derby Arboretum is a public Arboretum and Park in the city of Derby in England. The Derby Canal ran 14 miles (23 km from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal The Cathedral of All Saints (known as Derby Cathedral) is a Cathedral church in the City of Derby, England. The Derby Industrial Museum is housed in a former Silk Mill (the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derby England. Derby Friargate Station was the main station in Derby on the Great Northen Railway Derbyshire Extension popularly known as the (Derby Friargate Line The Elvaston Castle (full name Elvaston Castle Country Park) is a country park in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England with of woodlands parkland and The Markeaton Park Light Railway operates within Markeaton Park one of Derby's major parks which is located next to what remains of Markeaton Village in Derby in A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a Pride Park Stadium is a Football (soccer Stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for Baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until For other rivers called Derwent see River Derwent. The Derwent is a River in the County of Derbyshire The M1 motorway passes about ten miles to the east of the city, linking Derby southwards to the London area and northwards to Sheffield and Leeds. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Other major roads passing through or near Derby include the A6 (historically the main route from London to Carlisle, also linking to Leicester and Manchester), A38 (Bodmin to Mansfield via Bristol and Birmingham), A50 (Warrington to Leicester via Stoke-on-Trent), A52 (Newcastle-under-Lyme to Mablethorpe, including Brian Clough Way linking Derby to Nottingham) and A61 (Derby to Thirsk via Sheffield and Leeds). Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional The A38 is a major Trunk road in England. Though formally known as the Exeter - Leeds Trunk Road it actually runs from Bodmin in Cornwall Bodmin (Bosvenegh is a Town in Cornwall, United Kingdom, with a population of 12778 (2001 census Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The A50 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however it used to be a much longer route Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Mablethorpe is a small seaside town in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England. Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The A61 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. Thirsk is a small Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.

Rail

As already noted, the railway has served Derby since 1840 being the junction of what were then the two main lines from London to Yorkshire and the North East. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The present day station is Derby Midland with frequent expresses to London, the North East and South West, provided by East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry. Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line Railway station serving the city of Derby in England. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. CrossCountry is a Train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain ’s Cross Country rail franchise There also remain small local stations at Peartree and Spondon, although services are fairly limited, especially at the former. Peartree railway station is a Railway station serving the districts of Pear Tree, Normanton and Osmaston in the city of Derby Spondon railway station serves Spondon in Derby, England. Lying on the Derby - Nottingham line the first station on the

The Great Northern Railway's "Derbyshire and North Staffordshire Extension" formerly ran through Derby Friargate Station, from Colwick and Nottingham to Egginton Junction. The Great Northern Railway (GNR was a British railway company established by the London & York Railway Act of 1846 Derby Friargate Station was the main station in Derby on the Great Northen Railway Derbyshire Extension popularly known as the (Derby Friargate Line The Colwick is a suburb in the east of Greater Nottingham in England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Egginton is a Village in the local government district of South Derbyshire, England. After closure, part of the route west of Derby was used by British Rail as a test track. Although few traces of the route now remain, the ornate cast iron bridge by Andrew Handyside across Friargate is still in place, as is his bridge over the river. Andrew Handyside and Company was an iron founder in Derby, England in the nineteenth century

Air

East Midlands Airport is situated about fifteen miles (24 km) from Derby city centre, making Derby the closest city to the airport. East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. Its proximity to Derby, the fact that the airport is in Leicestershire, and the traditional rivalry between the three cities (Derby, Leicester and Nottingham), meant that there was a great deal of controversy locally about the airport's decision to append Nottingham to its name in 2004. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Later on, in 2006, Nottingham East Midlands Airport reverted to its previous name, seen by many to be a victory for both Derby and Leicester, and promoting a more unified East Midlands. The airport is served by several budget airlines, including bmibaby (for which East Midlands is a main base), Ryanair and easyJet, with services to a variety of internal and European destinations. Bmibaby is a British Low-cost airline and a subsidiary of British Midland PLC. Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport.

Bus and coach

Derby's former bus station was an innovative art deco design by borough architect C. Derby Bus Station was the first purpose-built Bus station in the United Kingdom. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial H. Aslin. Originally built in 1933, it was closed in 2005, and subsequently demolished, despite the protests of environmentalists and conservationists. The unique cafe building is planned to be rebuilt at Crich Tramway Museum. The National Tramway Museum, at Crich, ( in Derbyshire, England, is situated within Crich Tramway Village, a period village containing A new bus station is set to be built on the site as part of the Riverlights development. As a result of this work, services are currently using a number of temporary stops on streets around the Morledge area.

Local bus services in and around Derby are run by a number of companies, but principally Trent Barton and Arriva Midlands. Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the UK. Arriva Midlands is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services around the Midlands area of England and is made up of various previous bus operators The city is not particularly well served by long distance coaches, although it is on National Express's London to Manchester and Yorkshire to the South West routes. National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail Additionally a regional route between Manchester and Nottingham is run by Trent Barton via its TransPeak and Red Arrow services.

Culture, entertainment and sport

Music

The annual open-air concert at Darley Park is one of the biggest free concerts of its kind. It is one of many performances given throughout the year by Sinfonia Viva, a professional chamber orchestra based in Derby. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The Derby Jazz group caters for the jazz interest in the city and is regarded as one of the UK's leading live jazz organizations. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States There is also a summer rock music festival 'Prom in the Park' which takes place in late July every year.

The city of Derby has a burgeoning punk scene, and this is supported by many prominent punk, ska and hardcore bands playing the Vic Inn, a local biker pub. In recent years it has attracted many big names such as The Casualties, Agnostic Front, and U. K. Subs, as well as the many local punk and ska bands. Hardcore punk band, Anti-Pasti, were formed in Derby. Famous bands such as The Ordinary Boys, Snow Patrol and The View have played there. For the Morrissey song see The Ordinary Boys (song. The Ordinary Boys were an English Indie rock band from Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to The View are an Indie rock band from Dundee They also include styles such as punk and pop in their music In addition to this, the Derby Punx Picnic is held annually at the Bass Recreation Ground. Here underground punk and ska bands perform late into the night. The Punx Picnic has become an event in recent years, the attendance rising from around 300 in 2005 to just over 1000 in 2006. The festival attracts punks from all over the East Midlands and the UK. In Derby there is also a thriving Jazz scene.

Theatre and arts

Derby Playhouse regularly received acclaim in the national press for its productions, particularly, in recent years, for its staging of shows by Stephen Sondheim. Derby Playhouse is a theatre situated in Derby, England. It has been operated by Derby Playhouse Ltd since it opened in 1975 Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven After a lengthy period of financial uncertainty, the theatre finally closed in February 2008.

QUAD is a new centre for art and film currently under construction in Derby. Work has commenced on the QUAD building and is due to be complete in 2008. The new building will house two cinema screens showing the best in independent and Hollywood cinema, two gallery spaces housing contemporary visual arts, a digital studio, participation spaces, digital editing suites, artists studio and the bfi Mediatheque.

The Robert Ludlam Theatre is a is a 270 seat Venue with a diverse programme of entertainment including Dance, Drama, Art, Music, Theatre in the Round, Comedy, Films, Family Entertainment, Rock and Pop Events, Workshops and provides a home for many Derbyshire’s amateur production groups.

Sport

Famous Derby sporting institutions include Derby County Football Club, who were FA Cup winners in 1946, Football League champions in 1972 and again in 1975, and are currently members of the Premier League, having been promoted as Football League Championship playoff winners in 2006-07. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons They have played at Pride Park Stadium since 1997, having previously based at the Baseball Ground. Pride Park Stadium is a Football (soccer Stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for Baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until

Derbyshire County Cricket Club are based at the County Ground in Derby and play almost all home matches there, although matches at Chesterfield were re-introduced in 2006. Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county The County Cricket Ground, usually shortened to County Ground and also known as the Racecourse Ground, is a Cricket ground in Derby and has been Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England. One of the designated first class county sides, they have won the County Championship once, in 1936. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales.

Derby also has clubs in both codes of rugby. In rugby union, Derby RFC play in Midlands Division Two East (the seventh level of English rugby) at their Haslams Lane ground. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Rugby league team Derby City RLFC were formed in 1990 and compete in the Midlands Premier Division of the National Rugby League Conference. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games From 2008 they are ground sharing with Derby RFC at Haslams Lane.

The city is also represented in the English Basketball League Division One by Derby Trailblazers, who play at the Moorways Sports Centre. Derby Trailblazers is a semi-professional Basketball team from Derby, who compete in the English Basketball League Men's Division 1 They were formed in 2002 following the demise of British Basketball League side Derby Storm. Derby Storm are a former British Basketball League franchise from the city of Derby, Derbyshire.

Local industrialist Francis Ley introduced baseball to the town in the late 19th century, and built a stadium near the town centre. Sir Francis Ley 1st Baronet ( 3 January 1846 - 27 January 1916) was an English Businessman who owned Ley's Malleable Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The attempt to establish baseball in Derby was unsuccessful, but the stadium survived for some 100 years afterwards as the home of Derby County Football Club. It was finally demolished in 2003, six years after Derby's relocation to Pride Park.

Recreation

Derby Arboretum was the first public park in the country, and is thought to have been one of the inspirations for Central Park in New York. Derby Arboretum is a public Arboretum and Park in the city of Derby in England. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The City of New York Although it suffered from neglect in the 1990s, it has recently undergone extensive improvement and renovation.

Markeaton Park is Derby's most used leisure facility. ^[10] It is the venue for the city council's annual Guy Fawkes Night firework display and contains its own light railway. Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November The Markeaton Park Light Railway operates within Markeaton Park one of Derby's major parks which is located next to what remains of Markeaton Village in Derby in Other major parks in the city include Allestree Park, Darley Park, Chaddesden Park, Alvaston Park, Normanton Park and Osmaston Park.

Shopping and Nightlife

Shopping in Derby is divided into two main sections. The first is a recently opened Westfield shopping centre, controlled by the Westfield Group. Westfield Derby (still commonly known by its previous name The Eagle Centre) is a large indoor Shopping centre in centre of Derby, UK jointly The Westfield Group is an Australian company and the largest retail property group in the world by equity market capitalisation and the ninth largest entity listed on the The second is the older section known as the Cathedral Quarter. This area includes a range of boutiques and coffee shops and is focused around the Cathedral.

Many cities offer a thriving night life and Derby is no exception, dominated by a number of clubs and bars.

Education

Like most of the UK, Derby operates a non-selective primary and secondary education system with no middle schools. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Australia See also Education Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School Students attend infant and junior school (often in a combined primary school) before moving onto a comprehensive secondary school. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes Many secondaries also have sixth forms, allowing students to optionally continue their education by taking A Levels after the end of compulsory education at age 16. The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, For those who want to stay in education but leave school, the large Derby College provides a number of post-16 courses. Derby College is a Further education centre with site's located within Derby, England and the surrounding area

Outside the state sector, there are four fee-paying independent schools. An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and Derby Grammar School was founded in 1994 and was for boys only, until 2007, when they accepted girls into the sixth form for the first time, who aim to continue the work and traditions of the former Derby School, closed in 1989, one of the oldest schools in England; Derby High School is for girls only at secondary level and for boys at primary level; and Ockbrook School is an independent school for girls aged 3-18 and boys aged 3-11. Derby Grammar School is an independent and selective Church of England Secondary school at Littleover near the city of Derby. Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Ockbrook is an ancient village in Derbyshire, England. It is situated just north of the A52 a few miles east of Derby. An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and Lastly, Micheal House Steiner school can be found in Shipley, Heanor and caters for students from kindergarten age through to 16.

Derby also has a City Academy, Landau Forte College, partially state-funded, but also with business backing. Landau Forte College is an Academy in Derby, England.The College was founded in 1992 as a City Technology College and its initial principal sponsors It was one of fifteen City Technology Colleges set up by a Conservative government in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and it was converted into a City Academy in September 2006. In England, City Technology Colleges (CTCs are independent schools which charge no fees as their recurrent costs are borne by the Department for Education and Skills The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.

Derby also has a number of special needs establishments including Ivy House School (which takes pupils from nursery to sixth form) and The Light House which is a respite facility for children and parents.

The University of Derby is the city's university. The University of Derby is a University in the city of Derby, England.

In 2003 the University of Nottingham opened a graduate entry medical school based in the Derby City hospital. The University of Nottingham Medical School at Derby was opened in September 2003 by Dr John Reid, then Secretary of State for Health

Media

The Derby Evening Telegraph is the city's daily newspaper. The Derby Evening Telegraph is an afternoon tabloid newspaper printed and distributed in Derby, England. In addition, two free newspapers, the Derby Trader and Derby Express, are delivered to households weekly. The daily freesheet 'Metro' is distributed in the city centre every morning, although this only has a very small amount of local content. Another local paper is the Derbyshire Times which is a weekly paper out every Thursday, however it mainly covers news from northern areas of the county. The Derbyshire Times is a local newspaper published in northern Derbyshire. The Derby Echo is another, but this is only available to people who put their names down for it, and is out every week.

BBC Radio Derby, the BBC's award-winning local station for Derbyshire and East Staffordshire, is based on St. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Helen's Street in the city and offers a mixture of local, national and international news, features, music and sports commentaries. It has around 150,000 weekly listeners and is available locally on 104. 5 FM and 1116 AM, on 95. 3 FM in North and Mid Derbyshire and on 96. 0 FM in the Buxton area, as well as being streamed on the internet. The BBC in Derby also have their own local website for the area which provides news, travel and weather information, as well as other features. Since 1983 Radio Derby has organised the Money Mountain Appeal, an annual on-air charity auction which has raised more than £1 million for local causes. Since July 2007, the BBC has managed Big Screen Derby in the Market Place in conjunction with Derby City Council and the University of Derby, as part of the BBC Big Screen project. The University of Derby is a University in the city of Derby, England.

RAM FM, the independent local radio station for Derbyshire and East Staffordshire, is also based in the city and offers a mixture of adult contemporary music and entertainment, with regular news and traffic bulletins. Derby's RAM FM is the Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the Derbyshire and East Staffordshire area on 102 History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It broadcasts on 102. 8 FM, and is also streamed on the internet, and is listened to by around 120,000 people each week. RAM FM is part of the Gcap One Network, and hosts many big local events, such as the Darley Park Concert, The City Bonfire and Fireworks, The Christmas Lights Switch On, and the Race For Life, raising money for Cancer Research UK. Derby's RAM FM is the Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the Derbyshire and East Staffordshire area on 102

Trivia

• Derby has been named "Ghost capital of Britain" with over 1,000 paranormal sightings recorded in recent years. [9]
• Bold Lane car park in Derby is one of the top ten most secure places in the world according to a study published in a science magazine. Bold Lane is a Multi-storey car park in Derby, Derbyshire, England named after the road on which it lies [10]
• Dracula first showed in Derby. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula.

Notable people

• Alan Bates (1934-2003), actor
• Ronald Binge (1910-1979), composer
• Steve Bloomer (1874-1938), footballer
• Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), scientist
• Brian Clough, OBE (1934-2004), football player and manager
• William John Coffee (1774-1846), artist and sculptor
• Daniel Parker Coke (1745-1825), barrister and member of parliament
• William George Constable (1887-1976), art historian
• John Cotton (1585–1652), New England Puritan
• Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), physician
• James Dobb, former motocross World Champion
• John Flamsteed (1646-1719), first Astronomer Royal
• Lianna Fowler, fashion model
• Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), engineer
• Sir Francis Fox (1844-1927), engineer
• James Fox (1780-1830) engineer
• Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), surgeon and artist
• Andrew Handyside (1806-1887) iron founder
• Geoff Hoon (1953- ), politician
• Sir Robert Howe (1893-1981), last British Governor-General of the Sudan
• Arthur Keily (1921- ) Marathon runner
• William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), former Prime Minister
• John Lombe (1693-1722), industrial pioneer
• Stephen Marley, novelist and video game designer
• Captain Godfrey Meynell, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Sir Howard Newby (1941- ) educationalist and sociologist
• Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), pioneer of modern nursing
• Ben Pridmore, World Memory Champion 2004
• Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), novellist
• Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933), co-founder of Rolls-Royce
• Max Sciandri, Olympic medalist
• George Sorocold, engineer
• Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), philosopher
• Jedediah Strutt (1726-1797), industrial pioneer
• John Whitehurst (1713–1788), clockmaker and scientist
• Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), Engineer
• Sir Henry Wilmot, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Joseph Wright (1734-1797), painter

Twin cities

• - Osnabrück, Germany
• - Kapurthala, India (friendship link)
• - Haarlem, Netherlands (friendship link)
• - Foncqueviliers, France (friendship link)
• - Toyota City , Japan
• - Changzhi, China (Memorandum of Understanding)

Along with Wigan, Derby is one of only two cities in the UK that exchanges envoys with one of its twin cities (Osnabrück). Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003 was a British Actor. 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External links

• www.derby-guide.co.uk- Guide to Derby
• www.derbyphotos.co.uk- photographs of Derby and Derbyshire
• www.derbyramblers.org.uk- Derby walking group that is part of the Ramblers' Association. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
• http://derby.amnesty.org.uk- Derby & District Amnesty Group

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