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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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The Nutbrook Canal was a canal in England which ran between Shipley, Derbyshire and the Erewash Canal, joining it near Trowell. It was built to serve collieries at Shipley and West Hallam, and was completed in 1796. Most of it was closed in 1895, although some remained in use until 1949.

In 1791, Edward Miller Mundy, the owner of Shipley Hall, and Sir Henry Hunloke of Wingerworth, owner of the West Hallam collieries, investigated the possibility of building a canal without an Act of Parliament. However, an Act was sought in 1792, but it was defeated in March, by objections from landowners who wanted it to be owned by a public company, rather than the mine owners. The canal engineer William Jessop was asked to produce a detailed design for the canal, which he estimated would cost £12,542, and John Nuttall surveyed the route and produced detailed plans. The Act of Parliament authorising construction was obtained on 3 June 1793, and allowed the owners to raise £13,000, with a further £6,500 if required.

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

Image 1Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 2Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 3Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 4Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 5Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 6Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 81 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 9Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 10Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 11Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 13At 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 14Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 15View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 16Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 17An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 19The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 20Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 21Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 22The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 23Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 24From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 25Torside (from Longdendale Chain)

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Derby College is a British further education (FE) centre with site's located within Derby and the surrounding area. It was formed by the merging of three other further education colleges: Mackworth Estate College, Wilmorton College and Broomfield Agricultural College.^[1] Since then Wilmorton College has been demolished and two new purpose built sites have been constructed. The Joseph Wright Centre (JWC) - located in Derby City Centre is pictured here. This site holds over 1,500 students.

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Did You Know...

... that Alfred Seale Haslam, Mayor of Derby, became rich from keeping meat cool on its way from the British colonies?
... that St Helen's Priory became a hospital in 1160, after its canons transferred to Darley Abbey?
... that a message of farewell to Buxton and its waters, scratched onto a window pane of the Old Hall Hotel, was reputedly inscribed by Mary Queen of Scots?
... that Joseph Whittaker, who has 2,200 pressed plants in Derby Museum, sold 300 South Australian plants to Kew Gardens?
... that Harrington Bridge is a listed building, except for the central section which crosses the River Trent into Derbyshire?
... that Fred Forman scored two goals in England's 13–2 win over Ireland?