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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 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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Tom Hulatt, (7 September 1930 – 21 May 1990) was an English athlete notable for finishing third behind Sir Christopher Chataway in the historic race in which Sir Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile on 6 May 1954. He was from a working class family and the only runner in the race who was not a university student. Hulatt was born in Tibshelf, Derbyshire and he worked as a miner at Williamthorpe Colliery. Hould run 5 miles there and back each day. He also worked as a rat catcher and in his spare time he ran for Alfreton Athletics Club, Chesterfield Harriers, Hallamshire Harriers and London Polytechnic.

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

Image 1Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 2The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 3Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 4An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 5John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 7Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 8The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 9Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 10Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 12Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 13Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 15Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 16Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 17Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 18Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 19Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 20Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 21Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 22Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 231 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 24From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
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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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 Derby Museum has a diagram of Ecton Hill (pictured) made from Ashford Black Marble and other minerals?
... that Gresley Parish Church (pictured) was a 12th century Augustinian priory?
... that the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata - the seat of the Governor-General during the Raj - was built on the lines of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire?
.. that the first captain of Derbyshire County Cricket Club fled the UK after the captain in 1890 discovered embezzlement of £1000 from the club's coffers?
... that the volcano Mount St. Helens is named after Alleyne FitzHerbert of Derby?
... that John Cowper Powys, the writer, came from Derbyshire?