Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the Midlands part of the . Derbyshire has many attractions, including Peak District scenery such as Mam Tor and Kinder Scout, and more urban attractions such as Bakewell, Buxton and Derby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matlock railway station and County Hall.

Railway station
serves the Derbyshire Dales county town of , in , . The station is the terminus of both the Derwent Valley Line from and Peak Rail which operates heritage services to .

Public building
The is a municipal building in , England. The building, which was originally a hydropathic establishment known as Smedley's Hydro but is now the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Archaeological site
The is a stone circle located on Stanton Moor in in the English . The is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matlock and Cromford.

is a town in , on the edge of the National Park, about 20 miles north of .

is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in , in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of .

is a historic market town in , with a population of 3,400 in 2024. It's the only sizable town in the , and the park headquarters are here.

Derbyshire

Latitude
53.1667° or 53° 10′ 0″ north
Longitude
-1.5833° or 1° 35′ west
Population
1,100,000
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Abbreviation
“DBY”
United Nations Location Code
GB DXY
Open location code
9C5W5C88+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302323945
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2651346
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Derbyshire” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ديربيشاير
  • Belarusian: Графства Дэрбішыр
  • Bengali: ডার্বিশায়ার
  • Bulgarian: Дарбишър
  • Chinese: 德比郡
  • French: Derbyshire
  • German: Derbyshire
  • Greek: Ντέρμπισαϊρ
  • Hebrew: דרבישייר
  • Hindi: डर्बीशायर
  • Japanese: ダービーシャー
  • Korean: 더비셔 주
  • Latin: Derbiensis comitatus
  • Latvian: Dārbišīra
  • Lithuanian: Derbišyras
  • Marathi: डर्बीशायर
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Dēorabyscīr
  • Persian: دربی‌شر
  • Portuguese: Derbyshire
  • Russian: Дербишир
  • Serbian: Дарбишир
  • Spanish: Derbyshire
  • Thai: ดาร์บิเชอร์
  • Ukrainian: Дербішир
  • Urdu: ڈربیشائر
  • Welsh: Swydd Derby
  • Western Panjabi: ڈربیشائر
  • Yiddish: דארבישיר
  • Yue Chinese: 打比郡

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Localities in the Area

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