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Introduction

Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town.

The county has an area of 2,625 km² (1,014 sq mi) and a population of 1,053,316. The east of the county is more densely populated than the west, and contains the county's largest settlements: Derby (261,400), Chesterfield (88,483), and Swadlincote (45,000). For local government purposes Derbyshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, and the Derby unitary authority area.

The north of Derbyshire is hilly and contains the southern end of the Pennines, most of which are part of the Peak District National Park. They include Kinder Scout, at 636 m (2,087 ft) the highest point in the county. The River Derwent is the longest in the county, at 66 mi (106 km), and flows south until it meets the River Trent just south of Derby. Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms, near Swadlincote, is the furthest point from the sea in the UK. (Full article...)

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Well dressing is a custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals. The custom is most closely associated with the Peak District of Derbyshire in the English Midlands. (see illustration from the 1860s)

The origins of the tradition are said to be in pagan tradition or in giving thanks for the purity of the water drawn from wells during the Black Death. It is said to have originated in Tissington, Derbyshire in 1349, though other claims can be made for Eyam and Stoney Middleton. Whatever its origins it was historically a custom of the Peak District of Derbyshire.
(More on Well Dressing...)

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

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

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Brunton's Traveller was constructed by the Butterley Company in Derbyshire in 1813 by William Brunton (1777–1851). Also known as the "Steam Horse" it had a pair of mechanical legs, with feet that gripped the rails at the rear of the engine to push it forwards at about three miles an hour.

Did You Know...

Haslam in 1891

... that Alfred Seale Haslam, Mayor of Derby, became rich from keeping meat cool on its way from the British colonies?
... that St Helen's Priory became a hospital in 1160, after its canons transferred to Darley Abbey?
... that a message of farewell to Buxton and its waters, scratched onto a window pane of the Old Hall Hotel, was reputedly inscribed by Mary Queen of Scots?
... that Joseph Whittaker, who has 2,200 pressed plants in Derby Museum, sold 300 South Australian plants to Kew Gardens?
... that Harrington Bridge is a listed building, except for the central section which crosses the River Trent into Derbyshire?
... that Fred Forman scored two goals in England's 13–2 win over Ireland?

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