Derbyshire

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Derbyshire is a traditional county in north-central England.

The North and Central parts of the County are dominated by the Pennine Hills. Englands oldest National Park, the Peak District lies mainly within this county, and is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Peak District Towns include, Matlock, Buxton, Ashbourne and Bakewell (though Buxton and Ashbourne are just outside the Peak District Authority boundary). The east of the County is more industrial and it is here that the county's second largest town Chesterfield is located (with its famous crooked spire). The county town of Derby is in the south of the county. Other main towns include Ilkeston, Heanor and Swadlincote. Some southern suburbs of Sheffield are in the traditional county Derbyshire, although that city largely falls within the West Riding of the county Yorkshire. As with much of the Midlands, Derbyshire is landlocked; the furthest point in Great Britain from the sea, Cotton in the Elms, is located in Derbyshire.

Derbyshire has one Championship football club, Derby County, and one football league club, Chesterfield F.C.

There are many old houses in Derbyshire, the most famous being Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Hardwick Hall, Kedleston Hall, and the ruins of Wingfield Manor.

Derbyshire shares borders with Cheshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire.

Administration

Local government

A geographically-large part of the traditional county Derbyshire (plus a small area of Cheshire) is administered by Derbyshire County Council and the eight non-metropolitan districts into which that council area is divided. Derby City Council covers the city of Derby. The extreme north-west of Derbyshire is partially in the admin zones of Cheshire East Council and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. The part of Derbyshire around Burton upon Trent is under Staffordshire County Council. The parts of Derbyshire which form the southern suburbs of Sheffield are administered by Sheffield City Council.

Statistical

For the purposes of statistics, Derbyshire is divided between 4 statistical regions. The majority of the traditional county - namely that under Derbyshire County Council and Derby City County - forms a part of the East Midlands region. Those under the Cheshire East and Stockport councils make up part of North West England, with the part under Staffordshire County Council being in the West Midlands. The parts administered as the City of Sheffield are part of Yorkshire and the Humber.