Derbyshire

This article is about the county in England. For other uses, see Derbyshire (disambiguation).

Derbyshire
Non-metropolitan and ceremonial county
The Peak District near Hathersage; Derby Cathedral; and Masson Mill, opened by Sir Richard Arkwright

Ceremonial Derbyshire within England

Historic Derbyshire in the British Isles
Coordinates: 53°11′N 1°37′W / 53.18°N 1.61°W / 53.18; -1.61
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
EstablishedAncient
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
UK ParliamentList of MPs
PoliceDerbyshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantElizabeth Fothergill
High SheriffTheresa Peltier
Area2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
 • Rank21st of 48
Population 
(2022)[1]
1,066,954
 • Rank21st of 48
Density406/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Ethnicity
  • 96.3% White
  • 1.5% Asian
  • 1.4% Mixed
  • 0.5% Black
  • 0.3% Other
[2]
Non-metropolitan county
County councilDerbyshire County Council
ControlConservative
Admin HQMatlock
Area2,547 km2 (983 sq mi)
 • Rank13th of 21
Population 
(2022)[3]
803,464
 • Rank12th of 21
Density315/km2 (820/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-DBY
GSS codeE10000007
ITLUKF12, UKF13
Websitederbyshire.gov.uk
Districts

Districts of Derbyshire
  Unitary   County council area
Districts

Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -⁠shər)[4] 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 and centre of Derbyshire are hilly and contain 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 miles (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.[5]

  1. ^ "Mid-2022 population estimates by Lieutenancy areas (as at 1997) for England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Derbyshire Demographics | Age, Ethnicity, Religion, Wellbeing". Varbes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Derbyshire". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "BBC report centre of England". 23 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.