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Introduction

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 of Derbyshire is hilly and contains 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 mi (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 11 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 2Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 3The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 4Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 5Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 6The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 8Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 9Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 10Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 12From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 13Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 15Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 16View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 17John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 18Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 19Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 20Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 21Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 22Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 24Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 25At 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)

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Toddbrook Reservoir was built in 1831 as a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal.^[1] It is in the heart of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak, Derbyshire.

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Did You Know...

... that a 200-year-old costume worn by "the king" (pictured) on Castleton Garland Day in Derbyshire is now in the local museum?
... that in All Saints Church, Kedleston, Derbyshire, (pictured) are 35 monuments to the Curzon family of Kedleston Hall?
... that the Tissington Trail, a popular walk and cycle path follows the course of the former Ashbourne to Buxton railway?
... that Chatsworth House, had a great conservatory built in 1838 where Joseph Paxton worked. The man who designed The Crystal Palace?
... that King William awarded the manor of Glossop to William Peveril, but it was later confiscated?