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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 and centre of Derbyshire are hilly and contain 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 miles (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.
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The following are images from various Derbyshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 2The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 3Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 4From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 5Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 7Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
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1. 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 9Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 10Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 11An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 12Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 14Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 15Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 16Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 17Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 19View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 20Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 21Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 22Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23At 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 24Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 25John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)

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Three Shire Head is the point on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet, at 53°13′N 1°59′W / 53.217°N 1.983°W / 53.217; -1.983.".

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Did You Know...

... that Derby's Silk Mill is used as a design theme for the bobbins on the St Alkmund's Way Footbridge?
... that the Corporation of Derby paid 2 lbs of wax to St. James Priory to cross St. James Bridge?
... that the 13th Earl of Derby established a private menagerie in the grounds of Knowsley Hall in Merseyside, where the 18th Earl opened a public safari park in the 20th century?
... that Hungry Bentley, an abandoned village in Derbyshire, England, was named for the poor quality of its land?
... that Charles Darwin's grandad and second cousin both lived in Derbyshire?
... that Philip Marc, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in the time of Robin Hood, left lands at Chellaston?