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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 East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council.

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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Albert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, PC, Kt, TD (8 August 1874 – 4 November 1948), born Albert Henry Knattriess, in New Normanton, Derbyshire, England, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Knattreiss (née Twigg). He was chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London and chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board, during the London Underground's greatest period of expansion. He was also President of the Board of Trade between 1916 and 1919.

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

Image 1View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 2From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 3Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 4Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 5Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 7Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 8Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 9At 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 10John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 11Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 15Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 16The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 17Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 18Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 19Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 20An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 211 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 22Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 24Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 25Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)

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Pleasley is a small village in between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield, it is 8 km south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and 4 km north west of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The River Meden which forms the county boundary in this area runs through the village. The bulk of the village is in the Derbyshire district of Bolsover; the part in Nottinghamshire is in the district of Mansfield.

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Did You Know...

... that Derby Museum has a diagram of Ecton Hill (pictured) made from Ashford Black Marble and other minerals?
... that Gresley Parish Church (pictured) was a 12th century Augustinian priory?
... that the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata - the seat of the Governor-General during the Raj - was built on the lines of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire?
.. that the first captain of Derbyshire County Cricket Club fled the UK after the captain in 1890 discovered embezzlement of £1000 from the club's coffers?
... that the volcano Mount St. Helens is named after Alleyne FitzHerbert of Derby?
... that John Cowper Powys, the writer, came from Derbyshire?