Derbyshire

Geography
Status	Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Region	East Midlands
Area - Total - Admin. 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 Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London 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. Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has council - Admin. area	Ranked 21st 2,625 km² Ranked 20th 2,547 km²
Admin HQ	Matlock
ISO 3166-2	GB-DBY
ONS code	17
NUTS 3	UKF12/13
Demographics
Population - Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned 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 Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density - Admin. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 20th 990,400 377 / km² Ranked 11th 754,100
Ethnicity	96. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 0% White 2. 3% S. Asian, 1. 7% Black British, Mixed Race or Chinese
Politics
Derbyshire County Council http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/
Executive	Labour
Members of Parliament	Margaret Beckett (L) Liz Blackman (L) Natasha Engel (L) Paul Holmes (LD) Bob Laxton (L) Tom Levitt (L) Judy Mallaber (L) Patrick McLoughlin (C) Dennis Skinner (L) Mark Todd (L)
Districts
1. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Elizabeth Marion 'Liz' Blackman (born September 26, 1949) is a British politician and is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Natascha Engel MP (born 9 April 1967) is a British Politician. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Paul Robert Holmes (born 16 January 1957, Sheffield) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Robert Laxton (born 7 September 1944 Derby) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Tom Levitt (born 10 April 1954, Crewe) Cheshire is a British politician and Labour Member of Parliament for The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Clare Judith Mallaber known as Judy Mallaber (born 10 July 1951, Colindale, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Patrick Allen McLoughlin (born 30 November 1957, Stafford) is a British politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Dennis Edward Skinner (born February 11, 1932, Clay Cross, Derbyshire) is a British Politician, who has been the Labour The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Mark Wainwright Todd (born 29 December, 1954, Dorchester) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the High Peak 2. High Peak is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of the Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire Dales 3. Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. South Derbyshire 4. South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Erewash 5. Erewash (ˈɛrəˌwɒʃ is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. Amber Valley 6. Amber Valley is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England. North East Derbyshire 7. See also the North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency. Chesterfield 8. Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England. Bolsover 9. Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Derby (Unitary)

Derbyshire (pronounced "DAR-bee-shur" /ˈdɑːbɪʃə/ or "-sheer", as opposed to "dar-bee-shire" or "der-bee-shire") listen (help·info) is a county in the East Midlands of England. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. 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 A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The Pennines are a low-rising Mountain range in Northern England and southern Scotland. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. The National Forest, is an area of 520 km² (200 square miles of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, in England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Derbyshire can make some claims to be at the centre of Britain: a farm near Coton in the Elms has been identified as the furthest from the sea, whilst Rodsley and Overseal were the centres of population during the twentieth century^[1]. Coton in the Elms is a village and parish in the English county of Derbyshire. Rodsley is a small village about four miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Overseal is situated three miles south of Swadlincote, in South Derbyshire.

The city of Derby is now a unitary authority area, but remains part of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. 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 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 The non-metropolitan county contains 13 towns with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. There is a large amount of sparsely populated agricultural upland: 75% of the population live in 25% of the area. Although Derbyshire is in the East Midlands, some parts, such as High Peak, are closer to the northern cities of Manchester and Sheffield and these parts do receive services which are more affiliated with Northern England, for example North West Ambulance Service, Granada Television, united utilities serve the High Peak and some NHS Trust within this region are governed by the Greater Manchester Health Authorities. 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. High Peak is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of the Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Outside the main city of Derby, the largest town in the county is Chesterfield. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England.

Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Politics 4 Education 5 Settlements 6 Sport 7 Local Attractions 8 County emblems 9 Demographics 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 References

History

The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited, probably briefly, by humans 200,000 years ago during the Aveley interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Paleolithic Acheulian hand axe found near Hopton. An interglacial is a geological interval of warmer global average temperature that separates Glacial periods within an Ice age. The Middle Paleolithic (or Middle Palaeolithic) is the second subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe, Acheulean (also spelled Acheulian,) is the name given to an Archaeological industry of Stone tool manufacture associated with prehistoric Hominins Hopton is a Hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire. It is south west of Wirksworth and at the northern end of Carsington Water ^[2]. Further occupation came with the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age when Mesolithic hunter gatherers roamed the hilly tundra. The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe Africa The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age was a period in the development of human technology in between the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and the Neolithic or New Stone Age ^[3] The evidence of these nomadic tribes is centred around limestone caves located on the Nottinghamshire border. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Desposits left in the caves date the occupancy at around 12,000 to 7,000 BCE. ^[4]

Burial mounds of Neolithic settlers are also situated throughout the county. These chambered tombs were designed for collective burial and are mostly located in the central Derbyshire region. ^[4] There are tombs in Minning Low, and Five Wells, which date back to between 2000 and 2500 BCE^[5] Three miles west of Youlgreave lies the Neolithic henge monument of Arbor Low, This can be dated back to 2500 BCE. Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a Village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying on the River Bradford, four kilometres south of Archaeologists use the term henge monument to describe a site where a Henge is combined with other features such as Stone circles Standing stones Arbor Low is a Neolithic Henge monument in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.

It is not until the Bronze Age that real signs of agriculture and settlement are found in the county. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for In the moors of the Peak District signs of clearance, arable fields and hut circles were discovered after archeological investigation. However this area and another settlement at Swarkestone are all that have been found. 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 ^[6]

During the Roman invasion the invaders were attracted to Derbyshire because of the lead ore in the limestone hills of the area. This page refers to the conquest begun in AD 43 For other Roman invasions see Caesar's invasions of Britain and Carausian Revolt. This article details some of the history of Lead mining in Derbyshire, England. They settled throughout the county with forts built near Brough in Hope Valley and near Glossop. Glossop is a small Market town within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. Later they settled around Buxton, famed for its warm springs, and set up a fort near modern day Derby in an area now known as Little Chester. Buxton is a Spa town in Derbyshire, England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of 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 ^[6]

Several kings of Mercia are buried in the Repton area. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Repton is a large Village in Derbyshire, England between Derby and Burton upon Trent, situated at the edge of the River ^[7]

Following the Norman Conquest, much of the county was subject to the forest laws. To the North West was the Forest of High Peak under the custodianship of William Peverel and his descendants. The Forest of High Peak was in medieval times a moorland forest covering most of the North West of Derbyshire, in England as far south as Tideswell and Buxton William Peverel (c 1050-c 1115 also William de Peverel) was a Norman Knight said to have fought in the Battle of Hastings. The rest of the county was bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers, a part of it becoming Duffield Frith. Henry de Ferrers (also known as Henri de Ferrières) was a Norman soldier from a noble family who took part in the conquest of England and is believed to Duffield Frith was in medieval times an area of Derbyshire part of that bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers (or Ferrars by King William, controlled from his seat at In time the whole area was given to the Duchy of Lancaster. The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two Royal Duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall, and is the personal (inherited property of the Meanwhile the Forest of East Derbyshire covered the whole county to the east of the River Derwent from the reign of Henry II to that of Edward I. The Forest of East Derbyshire was in medieval times an area of wooded heath between the River Derwent and the River Erewash in Derbyshire. For other rivers called Derwent see River Derwent. The Derwent is a River in the County of Derbyshire Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost ^[8]

Economy

Derbyshire is a mixture of a rural economy in the west, with a former coal mining economy in the east (Bolsover district). Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. The landscape varies from typical arable country in the flat lands to the south of Derby, to the mountain farming of the high gritstone moorlands of the southern Pennines, which effectively begin to the north of the city. Gritstone — otherwise called Millstone grit — is a Sedimentary rock composed of coarse sand grains with inclusions of small stones Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils This topology and geology has had a fundamental effect on Derbyshire development throughout its history. In addition it has been rich in natural resources like lead, iron, coal, and Limestone. Pleasley Colliery is a former English Coal mine. It is located to the NW of Pleasley village which sits astride the River Meden on the Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The limestone outcrops in the central area led to the establishment of large quarries to supply the industries of the surrounding towns with lime for building and steel making, and latterly in the 20th century cement manufacture. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 In Architecture, Construction, Engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following Any man-made Steelmaking is the second step in producing Steel from Iron ore. In the most general sense of the word a cement is a binder a substance which sets and hardens independently and can bind other materials together The industrial revolution also increased demand for building stone and in the late 19th & early 20th century the railways arrival led to a large number of stone quarries to exploit the natural resources of the area. Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar, and the term "masonry" can also refer to the units themselves This industry has left its mark on the countryside, but is still a major industry but now a lot of the stone is supplied as crushed stone for road building and concrete manufacture and is moved by rail. Crushed stone or angular rock is a form of Construction aggregate, typically produced by mining a suitable rock deposit and breaking the removed rock down to the desired A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag

Its remoteness in the late 18th century and an abundance of fast flowing streams led to a proliferation of water power at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, following the mills pioneered by Richard Arkwright. Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the Sir Richard Arkwright ( Old Style 23 December 1732 / New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August For this reason amongst others, Derbyshire has been said to be the home of the Industrial Revolution, and part of the Derwent Valley has been given World Heritage status. 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

Nationally famous companies in Derbyshire are Thorntons just south of Alfreton and JCB subsidary JCB-Power Systems have an engine factory in South Derbyshire. Thorntons is a British Chocolate company established by Joseph William Thornton in 1911 JCB, or J C Bamford (Excavators Ltd as it is more properly known is a family business named after its founder J Ashbourne Water used to be bottled in Buxton by Nestlé Waters UK until 2006 and Buxton Waterstill is. Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland Other major employers in the county especially around the Derby area are Rolls-Royce plc, Egg Banking plc and Toyota. Rolls-Royce plc ( is a British Aircraft engine maker and the second-largest in the world behind GE Aviation. Egg Banking plc is a British internet bank, with headquarters in Derby, Dudley and London, England. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker.

Politics

See also: Derbyshire local elections

Derbyshire has a three-tier local government since the local government reorganisation in 1974. Derbyshire Council is elected every four years Political control Labour 1973 - 1977 Conservative 1977 - 1981 Labour 1981 - present The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales It has a county council based in Matlock and eight district councils and since 1998, a unitary authority of Derby. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. 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 Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. However, Derby remains part of Derbyshire for ceremonial purposes.

At the third tier are the parish councils, which do not cover all areas. A Parish council is a unit of Local government in Great Britain. The eight district councils in Derbyshire and the unitary authority of Derby are shown in the map to the right.

These district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. See Development Control for an overall explanation of how control under the Town and Country Planning legislation is operated in the United Kingdom Different legislation applies to the different countries of the United Kingdom The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Environmental health is the branch of Public health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and Built environment that may affect human Health Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information Garbage Collection redirects here For the topic as related to computing see Garbage collection (computer science Waste collection is the component of Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials reduce A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel ^[9] Education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning are the responsibility of the County Council. Social work is a discipline involving the application of Social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people groups and societies A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed The Trading Standards Institute, formerly the Institute of Trading Standards Administration (founded in 1956 formerly the Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures (founded Waste management is the collection Transport, processing, Recycling or disposal of Waste materials ^[9]

The county is divided into ten constituencies for the election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords As of November 2007, the constituencies of Amber Valley, Bolsover, Derby North, Derby South, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire elected Labour MPs, while Chesterfield elected a Liberal Democrat MP and West Derbyshire elected a Conservative MP. Amber Valley is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bolsover is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Derby North is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Derby South is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Erewash is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. High Peak is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. North East Derbyshire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. South Derbyshire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the West Derbyshire is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. ^[10] Derbyshire residents are part of the electorate for the East Midlands constituency for elections to the European Parliament. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU ^[11]

Education

For a list of individual schools see   Category:Schools in Derbyshire
The Derbyshire school system is comprehensive with no selective schools. There is selection by average house price in some areas.

Settlements

This is a list of the towns in Derbyshire. This is a list of settlements in Derbyshire, England A Abney Acresford Aldercar

Sport

The county has two football teams currently playing in the Football League: Derby County F.C. and Chesterfield F.C. There are also many non-league teams playing throughout the county, most notably Alfreton Town F.C. who play in the Conference North. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. This is a list of football clubs based in the British county of Derbyshire. Alfreton Town FC is an English Association football Club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place

The most successful team is Derby County, who were one of the founding members of the Football League and have played professionally since then. In the 1945-46 season they won the FA Cup and they were champions of the Football League First Division in 1971-72 and 1974-75. 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 First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between On the back of their championship season of 1972-73 they reached the semifinal of the European Cup. This was their highest placing in a major European tournament. More recently they have been relegated to the Football League Championship after a finishing last in the Premier League with only one win all season. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs

Chesterfield F. C are the fourth oldest club in the country^[12] but have been less successful over their 141 years of existence than the larger Derby County. They are currently in league two after being promoted in 2001 despite being fined nine points for financial irregularities. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Their highest position is fourth in the second division at the end of the 1946-47 season. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The team's most notable achievement of recent years occurred in 1997, when they reached the semi-final of the FA Cup, losing to Middlesbrough in a replay following a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.

As well as football, Derbyshire also has a cricket team based at the County Cricket Ground. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries 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 Derbyshire County Cricket Club currently play in Division two of the County Championship. 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 Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. There are also rugby league clubs based in Chesterfield, the Chesterfield Spires, and in Derby (Derby City RLFC). 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 Chesterfield Spires RLFC was a Rugby league club in Chesterfield, who played in the RL Merit League.

Local Attractions

The county of Derbyshire offers many attractions for both tourists and local people. The county offers spectacular Peak District scenery as well as more metropolitan attractions. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Local attractions include Chatsworth House, Crich Tramway Museum, Cascades Gardens ^[13], Haddon Hall and the Heights of Abraham^[14]. Chatsworth House is a large Country house at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England 3½ miles north east of Bakewell. Haddon Hall is an English Country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied A tourist attraction in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, the Heights of Abraham is a Country park on top of Masson Hill accessed by a

In the north of the county 3 large reservoirs; Howden, Derwent and Ladybower were built during the early part of the 20th century to supply the rapidly growing populations of Sheffield, Derby and Leicester with drinking water. The Howden Reservoir is a Y-shaped reservoir, top one of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. Not to be confused with Derwent Water in Cumbria Derwent Reservoir is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional The land a round these is now extensively used for leisure pursuits like walking and Bicycling, as the surrounding catchment area of moorland is protected from development, as part of the Peak District National Park.

County emblems

As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Jacob's Ladder as the county flower. The following are the flowers selected for the historic counties (and major cities of the United Kingdom in Plantlife 's 2002 "County Flowers" campaign Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity founded in 1989 Jacob's Ladder or Greek valerian ( Polemonium caeruleum) is a hardy perennial flowering plant In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas

In 2006, an unofficial county flag was introduced, largely on the initiative of BBC Radio Derby in September 2006^[15]. The flag of Derbyshire is the unofficial Flag of the English county of Derbyshire. The flag consists of a St. George cross encompassing a golden Tudor Rose, which is a historical symbol of the county. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox The Tudor rose (sometimes called the English Rose is a traditional heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty The blue field represents the many waters of the county, its rivers and reservoirs, while the cross is green for the great areas of countryside.

Demographics

Derbyshire Compared
UK Census 2001	Derby[16]	Derbyshire[17]	East Midlands	England
Total population	221,708	734,585	4,172,174	49,138,831
Foreign born (outside Europe)	6. 7%	1. 4%	4. 5%	6. 9%
White	87. 5%	98. 5%	93. 5%	91. 0%
Asian	8. 4%	0. 5%	4. 1%	4. 6%
Black	1. 8%	0. 2%	1. 0%	2. 3%
Christian	67. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 4%	77. 0%	72. 0%	71. 7%
Muslim	4. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. 5%	0. 2%	1. 7%	3. 1%
Hindu	0. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. 6%	0. 1%	1. 6%	1. 1%
No religion	15. 9%	14. 7%	16. 0%	14. 6%
Over 65	16. 1%	16. 7%	16. 1%	16. 0%
Unemployed	4. 0%	3. 2%	3. 3%	3. 3%

In 1801 the poulation was 147,481^[18][19] According to the UK Census 2001 there were 956,301 people spread out over the county's 254,615 hectares. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 ^[20] This was estimated to have risen to 990,400 in 2006. ^[21]

The county's population grew by 3. 0% from 1991 to 2001 which is around 21,100 people. This figure is higher than the national average of 2. 65% however it is lower than the East Midlands average of 4. 0%. The county as a whole has an average population density of 2. 9 people per hectare making it less densely populated than England as a whole. ^[22] The density varies considerably throughout the county with the lowest being in the region of Derbyshire Dales at 0. Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. 88, and highest outside of the main cities in the region of Erewash which has 10. Erewash (ˈɛrəˌwɒʃ is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. 04 people per hectare. ^[17]

Population since 1801
Year	1801	1851	1901	1911	1921	1931	1939	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Derbyshire non-metropolitan county[18]	132,786	223,414	465,896	542,697	565,826	590,470	613,301	637,645	651,284	666,013	687,404	717,935	734,585
Derby unitary authority[19]	14,695	48,506	118,469	132,188	142,824	154,316	167,321	181,423	199,578	219,558	214,424	225,296	221,716
Total as a ceremonial county	147,481	271,920	584,365	674,885	708,650	744,786	780,622	819,068	850,862	885,571	871,828	943,231	956,301

See also

• Derbyshire lead mining history
• Derbyshire Places of interest
• List of football clubs in Derbyshire

Footnotes

References

• Smith, Roly (1999). Towns & Villages of Britain: Derbyshire. Cheshire: Sigma Press. ISBN 1850586225.  
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1953). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Middlesex: Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710086.  
• Pevsner & Williamson, Elizabeth (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710086.  

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