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The Derbyshire Portal Portals → Derbyshire edit   Introduction Derbyshire (pronounced "dar-bee-sh" /ˈdɑːbɪʃə/)  listen (help·info) is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Apart from 13 towns with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, there is a large amount of sparsely populated agricultural upland: 75% of the population live in 25% of the area. Although Derbyshire is in the East Midlands, some parts, such as High Peak, are closer to the northern cities of Manchester and Sheffield. Read More edit   Selected article The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. Most of the area falls within the Peak District National Park, whose designation in 1951 made it the earliest national park in the British Isles. An area of great diversity, it is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone, and the southern White Peak, where most of the population lives and where the geology is mainly limestone-based. Proximity to the major conurbations of the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire, coupled with easy access by road and rail, make it the most visited national park in the UK. The National Park covers 555 square miles (1,438 km2) of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and South and West Yorkshire, including the majority of the area commonly referred to as the Peak. The town of Bakewell and numerous villages are included within the boundaries, as is much of the (non-industrial) west of Sheffield. As of 2010, it is the fourth largest National Park in England and Wales. (More on the Peak District...) Archive | Nominate an article... edit   Selected picture A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery by Joseph Wright is in Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Archive | Nominate a picture... click picture to see higher resolution... edit   Did You Know... ... that the rare mineral Matlockite (PbFCl) (pictured) is named after a town in Derbyshire? ...that Swarfega was invented in 1947 by Audley Bowdler Williamson, an industrial chemist from Heanor, Derbyshire? ...that Harry Newbould was the first-ever manager of Derby County F.C.? ...that Edward James, born near Breaston and educated at Derby School, was burnt at the stake in 1588 and beatified in 1929? ...that Derby is the headquarters of Rolls-Royce plc, the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world? Submit a Did You Know... edit   Things you can do for WikiProject Derbyshire Tagging it up Tag all articles within the scope of the project with {{Project Derbyshire}} The banner can also tag articles that need stats, maps, photos or infobox. See template page above for description Add importance and quality as outlined by the assessment department. Make sure this category and this one are always empty. If you're bored of tagging Click here and find out what others are doing.. Add to articles without geotags or Expand Derbyshire stubs Add images to village and town articles and any of these articles. Make sure all Derbyshire places have a full Infobox and that all these Derbyshire articles have the correct infobox Add statistical information such as census data to all these articles Sign Up! edit   Related WikiProjects WikiProject Derbyshire WikiProject England WikiProject United Kingdom edit   Categories Derbyshire People from Derbyshire Geography Towns, Villages Rivers, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Mountains and hills History Buildings and structures Castles, Churches, Listed buildings, Visitor attractions, Houses, Sport Transport edit   Related portals Parent Portals East Midlands England United Kingdom edit   Associated Wikimedia Derbyshire on Wikibooks  Derbyshire on Wikimedia Commons Derbyshire on Wikinews  Derbyshire on Wikiquote  Derbyshire on Wikisource  Derbyshire on Wikiversity  Derbyshire on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals Purge server cache