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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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Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership. The modern factory, or 'mill', system was born here in the 18th century to accommodate the new technology for spinning cotton developed by Richard Arkwright. With advancements in technology, it became possible to produce cotton continuously. The system was adopted throughout the valley, and later across the Britain so that by 1788 over 200 Arkwright-type mills in Britain. Arkwright's inventions and system of organising labour was exported to Europe and the United States.

Water-power was first introduced to England by John Lombe at his silk mill in Derby in 1719, but it was Richard Arkwright who applied water-power to the process of producing cotton in the 1770s.
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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 2Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 3Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 4Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 5Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 6Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7At 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 8The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 9Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 10From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 11Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 15The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 16An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 17View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 18Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 19Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 20John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 21Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 22Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 24Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 251 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)

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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.

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Did You Know...

Haslam in 1891

... that Swizzels Matlow make Love Hearts and the new part is by the Upper Peak Forest canal in New Mills
... that the plant Fumaria painteri has only been found twice in Britain, and both times by the Rev. W. H. Painter?
... that Francis Noel Clarke Mundy was painted by Joseph Wright of Derby?
... that the Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan was the first commercial aero engine to operate for 10,000 hours between overhauls?
... that Shipley Hall was demolished due to mining damage?