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Derbyshire
Derbyshire county (1991 pop. 915,000), 1,016 sq mi (2,632 sq km), central England. The county seat is Derby . The terrain of the county is flat in the south, rising in the north to more than 2,000 ft (610 m) in the Peak district. The region is drained by the Trent River, with the Dove, the Derwent... Read more
Glossop
Glossop , town (1991 pop. 29,923), Derbyshire, central England. It is a residential suburb of Manchester. A chief cotton-manufacturing city of Derbyshire, Glossop also has an engineering industry. Other products are woolens, canned goods, and paper. The town is adjacent to Peak District National Par... Read more
Dove
Dove , river, c.40 mi (60 km) long, rising in the Pennines, Derbyshire, central England, and flowing S and SE to the River Trent near Burton upon Trent. It forms much of the Derbyshire-Staffordshire boundary. Its watercourse was a haunt of Izaak Walton and still provides fishing. The rocky and woo... Read more
Chatsworth
Chatsworth estate, Derbyshire, central England, near Chesterfield. It is the seat of the dukes of Devonshire. Begun in 1552, the present Classical-style Chatsworth House was rebuilt in 1686. It has notable gardens, libraries, picture galleries, and collections of sculpture. Bibliography: See ... Read more
Ilkeston
Ilkeston , town (1991 pop. 34,683), Derbyshire, central England. Iron and coal mines lie to the south. Rayon, lace, hosiery, and iron goods are manufactured. Ilkeston is mentioned in the Domesday Book . Eastwood, a nearby mining village, is the birthplace of D. H. Lawrence , and many of his novels... Read more
Midlands
Midlands region of central England. It is usually considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, as well as Birmingham and the surrounding metropolitan districts (the former West Midlands). The re... Read more
Peak District
Peak District or The Peak, dissected plateau, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 22 mi (35 km) wide, Derbyshire, central England, forming the southern extremity of the Pennines. Kinderscout (2,088 ft/636 m) is the highest peak. Dovedale and Wyedale are the region's major valleys. Peak District has many c... Read more
Repton
Repton village, Derbyshire, central England. It was once a capital of the kingdom of Mercia . A monastery, the seat of the Mercia bishops, stood there in the 7th cent. but was later destroyed by the Danes. Remains exist of a priory founded in 1172, and the Church of St. Wystan has a fine Saxon cry... Read more
Sir Joseph Paxton
Sir Joseph Paxton 1803-65, English architect, noted for his use of glass and iron in a proto-modern manner. Beginning his career as a gardener and estate manager, he then built two greenhouses at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, for the duke of Devonshire. The first was the great conservatory (1836-40); the... Read more
Pennines
Pennines or Pennine Chain, mountain range, sometimes called the "backbone of England," extending c.160 mi (260 km) from the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to the Peak District in Derbyshire. The range consists of a series of upland blocks, separated by transverse valleys (Tees, Aire, ... Read more

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Derbyshire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Derbyshire is a heart-shaped county in the heart...but thereafter Danish invasions placed Derbyshire in the front line of battle until 1013...country. Throughout the medieval period Derbyshire remained sparsely populated, but numerous...
Derby, diocese of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...diocese of. The see, roughly conterminous with Derbyshire, was created in 1927 out of the diocese of Southwell...ecclesiastical union in 1884 of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, formerly in the Lincoln and Lichfield dioceses...
England
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire...Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire...
Dove
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...river, c.40 mi (60 km) long, rising in the Pennines, Derbyshire, central England, and flowing S and SE to the River Trent near Burton upon Trent. It forms much of the Derbyshire-Staffordshire boundary. Its watercourse was a haunt of...
minerals
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...in the neck swells to produce a goitre . In the county of Derbyshire in England the local rocks are such that the iodide content...that goitre was common in the region, where it was known as Derbyshire Neck. Goitre has now disappeared, as most table salt is...
Hargreaves, Alison
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...February 17, 1962, and grew up the middle child of three in Derbyshire, England. Her mother was a teacher and her father a scientific...London Sunday Times , Hargreaves recounted those school days in Derbyshire. "Hilary Boardman was a teacher there. Everyone at that...
Luddites
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...Midlands counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and Derbyshire, the Luddites comprised (almost exclusively) workers in...and Flintshire. In Manchester, north Cheshire, and north Derbyshire, Luddism was frequently joined to food rioting and agitation...
Glossop
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Glossop , town (1991 pop. 29,923), Derbyshire, central England. It is a residential suburb of Manchester. A chief cotton-manufacturing city of Derbyshire, Glossop also has an engineering industry. Other products are woolens, canned...
Derby
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Derby City and county district on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, central England. Known for its Derby ware china, manufactured here since c. 1750. Industries: railway and aerospace engineering, textiles, ceramics. Pop. (1996 est.) 234,000.
goitre
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...recognized region is the Peak District and this is the reason why this goitrous condition is known colloquially as ‘Derbyshire neck’: but iodination of table salt has now made it rare. The thyroid is unique in its ability to extract iodine...

Dictionary entries related to "Derbyshire"

Derbyshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Derbyshire is a heart‐shaped county...survives). Throughout the medieval period Derbyshire remained sparsely populated. The county...development of cotton‐mills in Derbyshire (notably by Arkwright at Cromford...
Derbyshire neck
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing Derbyshire neck ( dar -bi-sher) n. endemic goitre that was once common in Derbyshire due to lack of iodine in the soil and water.
Farey, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...journals. In 1807 he began a survey of Derbyshire for the Board of Agriculture, which...Farey ’ s investigation of Derbyshire soils and strata began in 1807, and...succession of strata from Ashover in Derbyshire to the Lincolnshire coast (i.e...
Derby, diocese of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Derby, diocese of The see, roughly Derbyshire, was created in 1927 out of the diocese of Southwell , where the ecclesiastical union in 1884 of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire had not been a success. The cathedral is the former parish church.
Bates, Alan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...BATES, Alan Nationality: British. Born: Arthur Bates in Allestree, Derbyshire, 19 February 1934. Education: Attended Herbert Strutt Grammar School, Belper, Derbyshire; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. Military Service: early 1950s...
Renn, Samuel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Renn, Samuel ( b Kedleston, Derbyshire, 1786; d Manchester, 1845). Eng. organ-builder. Apprenticed c. 1800 to his uncle James Davis and became his foreman 1808...
alabaster
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...for its ‘alabastermen’ (the industry was mainly based in the Midlands, the chief quarries being in Derbyshire and Staffordshire). The production of religious images was cut off abruptly by the Reformation, but alabaster continued...
bell pit
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences bell pit In mining, an obsolete method for winning ore or coal from shallow deposits. Material was extracted and dragged to a central shaft, leaving a bell-shaped excavation. The term comes from ironstone working in Derbyshire, England.
villa
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...creation of some grand country-houses, e.g. Kent's Holkham Hall, Norfolk, and Paine and Adam 's Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire. 3. Detached C19 house set in its own grounds on the fringes of a town, often with outbuildings and wings. 4. Small detached...
Nost
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...garden statues, some based on Italian or antique models but others of his own creation. Examples remain at Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, Hampton Court, and other places. His tombs are less interesting. His son—not, as long thought, his nephew...

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Derbyshire-born millionaire is among dozens left financially crippled by kaupthing collapse ; Savers who have millions of pounds invested in a former subsidiary of the Derbyshire Building Society fear they may lose their money after it was taken over by an Icelandic bank which has collapsed. Chris Mallett hears their stories.
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 11/15/2008; 700+ words ; ...invested in a former subsidiary of the Derbyshire Building Society fear they may lose...may now be in danger - and he blames Derbyshire Building Society. Mr Wren, 48, originally...money until he retired and moved back to Derbyshire. He picked Derbyshire Offshore, an...
Derbyshire's customers to benefit from mortgage cut after merger
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 9/10/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...responsible for overseeing the running of Derbyshire Building Society has played down the...headquarters. And borrowers with the Derbyshire are set to benefit from lower mortgage...On Monday, it was confirmed that the Derbyshire will merge with Nationwide, subject...
Derbyshire Constabulary creates "blueprint" for next generation body worn video; New headcam system proves major crime deterrent, reducing time spent on paperwork by more than 30%.
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Local company boosts Derbyshire Schools Golf.
Newspaper article from: Belper News (Belper, England); 4/1/2008; 700+ words ; DERBYSHIRE pupils will soon be teeing off, with the launch of this year's Derbyshire Schools Golf season. This year's county...Fairgrove Homes, and are being supported by Derbyshire's very own golfing talent Melissa Reid...
Derbyshire County Council selects Creative Database Projects' solution for Land Availability Database.
M2 Presswire; 5/11/2005; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-11 May 2005-CDP: Derbyshire County Council selects Creative Database...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11052005 Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has selected...DCC, Derby City Council, the eight Derbyshire District Councils, and The Peak District...
Couple's life savings halved after sale of Derbyshire building society subsidiary
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 11/8/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...lose their home after investing in a Derbyshire Building Society subsidiary which was...life savings into Isle of Man-based Derbyshire Offshore for better interest rates...their one-year bond three days after Derbyshire Offshore's sale was announced on November...
Force vows to carry on fight for a fairer deal on funding Derbyshire police is under-staffed and under-funded, yet has been one of the most successful forces in the country in recent years. But new Chief Constable Mick Creedon has warned that he cannot provide the service he wants unless he has more officers. Crime reporter Paul Bull reports on Derbyshire's campaign for fairer funding.
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 10/23/2007; 700+ words ; Derbyshire police is under-staffed and under-funded, yet has...more officers. Crime reporter Paul Bull reports on Derbyshire's campaign for fairer funding. When Derbyshire's new Chief Constable took up his post earlier this...
Derbyshire is back on track after injury blow.
Newspaper article from: Buxton Advertiser (Buxton, England); 10/7/2005; 684 words ; ...team action as their representative Lee Derbyshire took his place in the Conference League...competition at Mildenhall on Sunday. Derbyshire has been in good form during the season...all of 2004. In his first outing, Derbyshire had to settle for second behind the...
Harvey cleans up Derbyshire batting
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 9/17/2005; 700+ words ; ...Craig White's decision to invite Derbyshire to bat seemed as ill-advised as Ricky...insertion of England at Edgbaston. Derbyshire, bottom of the County Championship...for the first time since 1928, but Derbyshire are within the same number of matches...
Derbyshire Trading Standards raid car boot sale.
M2 Presswire; 7/16/2001; 700+ words ; ...M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 2001-ELSPA: Derbyshire Trading Standards raid car boot sale...16072001 A mass clean-up operation by Derbyshire Trading Standards netted thousands of...yesterday (Sunday 15th July), at Derbyshire's largest car boot sale. The swoop...