Derbyshire
ceremonial county in East Midlands, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A large part of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire.
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Derbyshire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
Ceremonial county | |
Area | [convert: needs a number] |
• Ranked | of 48 |
• Ranked | of 48 |
Density | [convert: needs a number] |
Ethnicity | 96.0% White 2.3% S.Asian |
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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.