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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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Colin Bloomfield (c. 1982 – 25 April 2015) was a radio personality known for his coverage of Derby County F.C. on BBC Radio Derby, as a reporter and commentator. Following his terminal prognosis for melanoma, he became an activist and fundraiser, setting up an eponymous appeal to educate children about the illness. Bloomfield was born in Montford Bridge, Shropshire. His father Lawrie was the first managing editor of BBC Radio Shropshire. Bloomfield spent ten years working at BBC Radio Derby. In 2015, he initiated the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal in conjunction with BBC Radio Derby, the Derby Telegraph and charity Skcin.

(The picture is of the Derby Rams mascot. Click here for more on Colin Bloomfield...)

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

Image 1The Londendale reservoirs relative to Glossop and Hadfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 2Exposed Blue John in situ within the Witch's Cave (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 31 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 4Bottoms (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 5An excavated piece of Blue John (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 6Valehouse (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 7Centurial Stone from Navio Roman Fort (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 8Magpie Mine (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 9John Turner in May 2014 (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 10Rhodeswood (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 11Coat of arms of Derbyshire County Council (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 12At 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 13Torside (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 14Stalactites in the New Series (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 15Arnfield (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 16View from on the top of Thorpe Cloud looking towards Bunster Hill (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 17Nine Ladies stone circle, a scheduled monument in the Derbyshire Dales district (from Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire)
Image 18Derbyshire hundreds in 1832 (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 19The visitor centre and office complex (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 20Woodhead (from Longdendale Chain)
Image 21Derbyshire Tenants-in-Chief listed in the Domesday Book (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 22Arbor Low henge (from History of Derbyshire)
Image 23From Thorpe Cloud looking to the left of Bunster Hill with the Car Park in the middle (from Thorpe Cloud)
Image 24Stalactites and flowstone (from Treak Cliff Cavern)
Image 25Hand-drawn map of Derbyshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577 (from History of Derbyshire)

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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 John Mawe, who studied the mineralogy of Derbyshire, was arrested as a spy in 1805 before publishing accounts of his travels in Brazil?
... that Samuel Rayner, who painted the Derby Exhibition in 1839, had one of his paintings exhibited in the Royal Academy when he was only 15?
... that English landscape architect Edward Milner designed three public parks in Preston, Lancashire?
...that the 12th Duke of Norfolk rebuilt Glossops parish church, built All Saints RC chapel, improved the reservoir and built the town hall,
...that after Robert de Ferrers, the 6th Earl of Derby was pardoned for his part in a civil war against King Edward I, he did it again?