Derbyshire

Derbyshire (pronounced 'Dar-bee-shur') is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of England's most attractive scenery. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

History

:Main article: History of Derbyshire.

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Derbyshire was traditionally divided into six hundreds, namely Appletree, High Peak, Morleyston and Litchurch, Repton and Gresley, Scarsdale, Wirksworth. These were based on the seven earlier wapentakes recorded in the Domesday Book, with the merging of Repton and Gresley wapentakes.

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Hundred - Appletree - High Peak - Morleyston and Litchurch - Repton and Gresley - Scarsdale - Wirksworth - Wapentake - Domesday Book - Repton - Gresley

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Derbyshire had a detached part in north-western Leicestershire, surrounding Measham and Donisthorpe. This escaped regularisation in 1844, and was incorporated into Leicestershire in 1888 when the county councils were set up. The thin strip of Leicestershire between the exclave and Derbyshire, containing Overseal and Netherseal, is now considered part of Derbyshire.

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Detached part - Leicestershire - Measham - Donisthorpe - 1844 - 1888 - County council - Overseal - Netherseal

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Apart from this, some parishes in historic Derbyshire, including Dore, Norton and Totley, are now in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire.

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Dore - Norton - Totley - City of Sheffield - South Yorkshire

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