Derbyshire | |
Location | |
Coat of arms and flag | |
State | UK |
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Region | England |
Capital | Derby |
Surface | 2,625 km² |
Inhabitants | 1.019.500 (2014 estimate) |
Institutional website | |
Derbyshire it's a county English in East Midlands.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Derby - County town of Derbyshire.
- Alfreton - Alfreton is said to have been founded by King Alfred and to have derived its name from him.
- Ashbourne - Contains many historic buildings and many independent shops and is famous for its historic annual carnival football match.
- Bakewell - The town is close to the tourist attractions of Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall.
- Belper - In 2014, Belper achieved the recognition of High Street of the Year for the market city category.
- Bolsover - The Bolsover district is known for some sites of historical importance, including: Bolsover Castle and Creswell Crags, the only Paleolithic rock art in the Great Britain.
- Buxton - In Buxton is Poole's Cave, a vast limestone cavern open to the public.
- Chesterfield - Chesterfield is famous for its parish church of St Mary, which has a peculiarity; its spire turns upward in a spiral.
- Glossop - Architecturally, the area is dominated by buildings built of the local sandstone, and two significant old cotton mills remain as evidence of its rich past linked to that sector.
- Matlock - Former spa town located on the River Derwent.
- New Mills - On the northwestern edge of the Peak District, the first national park ofEngland.
- Ripley - All around Ripley there are trails that can be used for leisurely hikes.
- Wirksworth - The Wirksworth Arts Festival takes place over three weeks in September.
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
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Safety
Other projects
- Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Derbyshire
- Commons contains images or other files on Derbyshire