Derbyshire (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire...
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Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme...
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MV Derbyshire was a British ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976 by Swan Hunter, as the last in the series of the Bridge-class sextet. She was...
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Chesterfield is a market and industrial town in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. It is 24 miles (39 km) north of Derby and 11 miles (18 km) south...
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Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out notable work with the BBC Radiophonic...
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Derby (redirect from Derby, Derbyshire, England)
a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As...
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West Derbyshire may refer to: West Derby Hundred, one of the six subdivisions of Lancashire, England, in the 11th century West Derbyshire (UK Parliament...
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the...
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Eileen Derbyshire, MBE (born 6 October 1931) is an English retired actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera...
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John Hurt (redirect from Derbyshire John Hurt)
Shirebrook, Derbyshire. His father was previously vicar of St John's parish in Sunderland, County Durham. In 1937, he moved his family to Derbyshire, where...
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Swadlincote (redirect from Swadlincote, Derbyshire)
is a historic mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. It lies within The National Forest area...
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Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. It is in the south-eastern part of the Peak District, with the National Park directly to the west. The...
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John Derbyshire (born 3 June 1945) is a British-born American computer programmer, journalist, and political commentator. He was noted for being one of...
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The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted infantry regiment...
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Blue John (mineral) (redirect from Derbyshire blue john)
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a rare form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour. In the United...
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Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English professional footballer who last played as a striker for Bradford City. He played for Blackburn...
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Sir Andrew George Derbyshire FRIBA (7 October 1923 – 3 March 2016) was a British architect. He was a senior partner, later Chairman, and following retirement...
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SS Derbyshire (also known as HMT Derbyshire) was a passenger steamship built by Harland and Wolff in 1897 for the Bibby Line. It weighed 6,635 tons and...
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Derbyshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over 1...
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Middleton (redirect from Middleton, Derbyshire)
Middleton, Cumbria Derbyshire Middleton-by-Wirksworth Middleton Incline, a former railway incline Middleton railway station (Derbyshire) Middleton-by-Youlgreave...
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up Derbyshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands, England. Derbyshire may also refer to: Derbyshire (surname)...
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Goitre (redirect from Derbyshire Neck)
soil. For example, in the English Midlands, the condition was known as Derbyshire Neck. In the United States, goitre was found in the Appalachian, Great...
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Bakewell (redirect from Bakewell, Derbyshire)
Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known for Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye...
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Castleton is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water...
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Buxton (redirect from Buxton, Derbyshire, England)
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some...
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Derbyshire Dales (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -shər) is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as...
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The flag of Derbyshire is the flag of the English county of Derbyshire. Created in 2006, the flag has subsequently been registered at the Flag Institute...
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South Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Samantha Niblett of the Labour Party. 1832–1868:...
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Melbourne (/ˈmɛlbɔːrn/) is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, and has a street named after him. It...
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Jan "JD" Derbyshire is a Canadian theatre artist, comedian, and writer. They have performed their one-person show, Certified, across Canada, including...
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