SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit
5,443
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + − + Line 8:
Line 8: + + + +
no edit summary
'''Derbyshire''' is a [[county]] in the [[East Midlands]] of [[England]].
'''Derbyshire''' is a [[British counties|traditional county]] in north and east-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]].
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 Yorkshire|West Riding]] of the county [[Yorkshire]].
Derbyshire has one Championship football club, [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], and one football league club, [[Chesterfield]] F.C.
Derbyshire has one Championship football club, [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], and one football league club, [[Chesterfield]] F.C.
Derbyshire shares borders with [[Cheshire]], [[Yorkshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]], [[Leicestershire]] and [[Staffordshire]].
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]].
[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]