Derbyshire

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 Ceremonial Derbyshire Historic Derbyshire in the British Isles Historic Derbyshire
Coordinates: 53°11′N 1°37′W / 53.18°N 1.61°W / 53.18; -1.61
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Established	Ancient
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
UK Parliament	List of MPs
Police	Derbyshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Elizabeth Fothergill
High Sheriff	Theresa Peltier
Area	2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
• Rank	21st of 48
Population  (2022)[1]	1,066,954
• Rank	21st of 48
Density	406/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 council	Derbyshire County Council
Control	Conservative
Admin HQ	Matlock
Area	2,547 km2 (983 sq mi)
• Rank	13th of 21
Population  (2022)[3]	803,464
• Rank	12th of 21
Density	315/km2 (820/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-DBY
GSS code	E10000007
ITL	UKF12, UKF13
Website	derbyshire.gov.uk
Districts
Districts of Derbyshire   Unitary   County council area
Districts	High Peak Derbyshire Dales South Derbyshire Erewash Amber Valley North East Derbyshire Chesterfield Bolsover Derby

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]