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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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Well dressing is a custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals. The custom is most closely associated with the Peak District of Derbyshire in the English Midlands. (see illustration from the 1860s)

The origins of the tradition are said to be in pagan tradition or in giving thanks for the purity of the water drawn from wells during the Black Death. It is said to have originated in Tissington, Derbyshire in 1349, though other claims can be made for Eyam and Stoney Middleton. Whatever its origins it was historically a custom of the Peak District of Derbyshire.
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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 2Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 3Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 4Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 5The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7At 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 8Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 9Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 10Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 11Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 13Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 14John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 15Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 16Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 17Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 18Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 19Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 20The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 21An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 22Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 24Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 25From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)

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Pleasley is a small village in between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield, it is 8 km south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and 4 km north west of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The River Meden which forms the county boundary in this area runs through the village. The bulk of the village is in the Derbyshire district of Bolsover; the part in Nottinghamshire is in the district of Mansfield.

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Did You Know...

... that the Atlas Coelestis (pictured) is a star atlas published posthumously in 1729, based on the First Astronomer Royal's observations? (May 2011 1,200 hits)
... that Alfred E. Goodey collected and commissioned paintings to record the history of Derby?
... that English sculptor Ronald Pope learnt how to work with metals at Rolls-Royce during World War II?
... that Benjamin Vulliamy, who designed the clock that defined time at the Prime Meridian, also designed clocks with porcelain cases?
... that the 96,000 people who visited the The Derby Exhibition of 1839 were able to view a coconut?