Derbyshire 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.
Image: Near Hathersage, Peak District 8 (cropped, edited)
Image: Masson Mill in Matlock Bath geograph.org.uk 2631130
The henge monument at Arbor Low
The rugged moorland edge of the southern Pennines at Kinder Downfall
The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,811 km2 (6,105 sq mi), with a population almost 4.9 million in 2021. With a sufficiency-level world city ranking, Nottingham is the only settlement in the region to be classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Image: All Saints Church (geograph 7247736)
Image: Market Street geograph.org.uk 1943313
Image: Angel Row, Nottingham geograph.org.uk 3966223
Image: Derby down The Strand (geograph 6165291)
