Derbyshire - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Derbyshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Derbyshire - History
Derbyshire was traditionally divided into six hundreds, namely Appletree, High Peak, Morleyston and Litchurch, Repton and Gresley, Scarsd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alabaster: Encyclopedia - Alabaster
Alabaster (sometimes called satin spar) is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - England Before The English
Archaeological evidence indicates that what is now southern England was colonised by humans long before the rest of the British Isles due...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cotton Mill: Encyclopedia Ii - Cotton Mill - Processing The Cotton
Cotton mills get the cotton shipped to them in large, 500 pound bales. When the cotton comes out of a bale, it is all packed together and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Town: Encyclopedia Ii - County Town - List Of County Towns
County town - Historic counties of England. Bedfordshire - Bedford Berkshire - Abingdon, then Reading Buckinghamshire - Buckingham, no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Cornish People - Numbers Of Cornish
The number of people living in Cornwall considering themselves primarily Cornish rather than English or British is unknown. Many in Cornw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways
This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. For rail museums, see List o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ash Derbyshire: Encyclopedia - Ash Derbyshire
Ash is a small civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, with a population of 98 (2001 census). The parish includes sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Well Dressing: Encyclopedia - Well Dressing
Well dressing is a custom practised in the Peak District of England, in which wells are decorated with designs created from flower petals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warwickshire: Encyclopedia - Warwickshire
Larger version North Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on-Avon Warwick Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪk�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arnemetia: Encyclopedia - Arnemetia
In Celtic mythology, Arnemetia was a water goddess worshipped in Britain. Her shrine was at Aquae Arnemetiae, modern Buxton in Derbyshire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bakewell Tart: Encyclopedia - Bakewell Tart
Bakewell Tart, also known as a Bakewell Pudding, is a traditional English baked dessert tart or cake consisting of a shortcrust pastry sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Cavendish 4th Duke Of Devonshire: Encyclopedia - William Cavendish 4th Duke Of Devonshire
The Duke of Devonshire The Most Noble William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG (c. 1720 – 2 October 1764) was a British Whig stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackwell: Encyclopedia - Blackwell
The name Blackwell can refer to many places, people, and things. Blackwell - Places. In the United Kingdom: Blackwell, County Durham, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Yorkshire: Encyclopedia - West Yorkshire
Ed Balls, John Battle, Hilary Benn, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, Ann Cryer, Philip Davies, Fabian Hamilton, S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornish People: Encyclopedia - Cornish People
The Cornish are a Celtic ethnic group primarily found in Cornwall. Cornish people - Numbers of Cornish. The number of people living in C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Jessop: Encyclopedia - William Jessop
William Jessop (23 January 1745 - 18 November 1814) was a noted English civil engineer, particularly famed for his work on canals, harbou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bivalvia: Encyclopedia - Bivalvia
Subclass Protobranchia Solemyoida Nuculoida Subclass Pteriomorphia - oysters Arcoida Mytiloida Pterioida Subclass Paleoheterodonta - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Architecture: Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Architecture
Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freya: Encyclopedia - Freya
Freya (Old Norse: Freyja), the sister of Frey (Freyr) and the daughter of Niord (Njǫrðr), is usually seen as the fertility goddess of N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbeys And Priories In England: Encyclopedia - Abbeys And Priories In England
Abbeys and priories in England is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other monastic religious house in England. Abbeys and prio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ash: Encyclopedia - Ash
Ash may mean: Ash, the unburnable solid remains of a fire Ash (analytical chemistry), one of the components in the proximate analysis of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt: Encyclopedia - Celt
The term Celts (pronounced "kelts" or "selts")[1] refers to any of a number of ancient peoples in Europe using the Celtic languages, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fluorite: Encyclopedia - Fluorite
Fluorite (also called fluor-spar) is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It is an isometric mineral with a cubic habit, though...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alkborough: Encyclopedia - Alkborough
Alkborough is an English village of about 450 people in North Lincolnshire, located in an isolated but attractive position near the north...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wingfield Manor: Encyclopedia - Wingfield Manor
Wingfield Manor is a deserted (since the 1770s) house some 4 miles from the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. It is n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cotton Mill: Encyclopedia - Cotton Mill
The cotton mill is a type of factory that was created to house spinning and weaving machinery. The first cotton mill was built in 1771 in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Town: Encyclopedia - County Town
A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danelaw: Encyclopedia - Danelaw
The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu) was an area of England under the administrative control of the Vikings (or Danes, or Norseme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hundred Division: Encyclopedia - Hundred Division
A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chesterfield: Encyclopedia - Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. It lies south of Sheffield, on a confluen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E9 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E9 M²
To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - Recent History
The Act of Union of 1800 formally assimilated Ireland within the British political process, and created a new state "The United Kingdom o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydrotherapy: Encyclopedia - Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy, is probably the oldest form of medical treatment. It involves the use of water for soothing pai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rattle: Encyclopedia - Rattle
A rattle may be: Rattle (percussion) Bird-scaring rattle, a Slovene device used to drive birds off vineyards and a folk instrument Footb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calton Hill: Encyclopedia - Calton Hill
Calton Hill can refer to: Calton Hill, Derbyshire Calton Hill, Edinburgh Other related archivesCalton Hill, Derbyshire, Calton Hill, E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - England During The Middle Ages
The defeat of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 at the hands of William of Normandy, later styled William I of Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - Recent History
The Act of Union of 1800 formally assimilated Ireland within the British political process, and created a new country "The United Kingdom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - England During The Middle Ages
The defeat of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 at the hands of William of Normandy, later styled William I of Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - The Anglo-saxon Conquest Of Celtic Britain
In the wake of the Romans, who had abandoned the south of the island by 410 in order to concentrate on more pressing difficulties closer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - Tudor England
The Wars of the Roses culminated in the eventual victory of the relatively unknown Henry Tudor, Henry VII, at the Battle of Bosworth Fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - Religious Conflict And The Civil War
A number of assassination attempts were made on the Protestant King James I, notably the Main Plot and Bye Plots of 1603, and most famous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of England - The Industrial Revolution
The late 18th and early 19th centuries saw considerable social upheaval as a largely agrarian society was transformed by technological ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calton Hill Edinburgh: Encyclopedia - Calton Hill Edinburgh
Calton Hill is a hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the city centre. It includes several places of interest, such as the Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cambridgeshire: Encyclopedia - Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chatsworth House: Encyclopedia - Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a large country house 6½ miles (10.5 km) north-west of Matlock in Derbyshire, England, originally built by Bess of H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chatsworth: Encyclopedia - Chatsworth
Chatsworth may mean: Chatsworth House and surrounding estate in Derbyshire, England Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada Chatsworth, Georgia Chat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheshire: Encyclopedia - Cheshire
Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine county in North West England. Its county town is the city of Chester. It bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Football: Encyclopedia - Football
Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The most popular of these worldwide is Association football, which is ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wyvern: Encyclopedia - Wyvern
A wyvern (or wivern) is a winged reptilian legendary creature often found in medieval heraldry where the usual blazon is statant (standi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chapman Code: Encyclopedia - Chapman Code
Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Counties Of England: Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Counties Of England
The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with refe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castleton: Encyclopedia - Castleton
Castleton is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England. The village lies at the western end of the Hope Valley, on the Peaksh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cause Célèbre: Encyclopedia - Cause Célèbre
A cause célèbre (of which the plural is causes célèbres) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of London Police: Encyclopedia - City Of London Police
The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London. (The Metropolitan Police is responsible for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nottinghamshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Nottinghamshire - History
Nottinghamshire lies on the Roman Fosse Way, and there are Roman settlements in the county, for example at Mansfield. The county was sett...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mottos: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mottos - Organisations
List of mottos - Medical. Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland: In somno securitas (In sleep there is safety) Ass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack Lawson: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack Lawson - Background
Jack Lawson was born in the port town of Whitehaven and grew up in the nearby village of Kells. His father was a sailor and miner who had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Disasters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Disasters - Transportation Disasters
List of disasters - Air disasters. See also: List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by year This is a list o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Brindley: Encyclopedia Ii - James Brindley - Biography
Born into humble circumstances and receiving little education, at age 17, Brindley was apprenticed to a millwright near Macclesfield. Hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Police Forces In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Police Forces In The United Kingdom - Territorial Forces
The territorial forces use the boundaries of the local government areas (counties and Scottish regions) established in the 1974/1975 loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Police Cadets: Encyclopedia Ii - British Police Cadets - Surrey Police
The Surrey Police Cadets were created in November 2003 with six founding members. This increased to seven shortly afterwards. The were fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Nottinghamshire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Nottinghamshire - Historical Setting
History of Nottinghamshire - English control. The earliest Teutonic settlers in the district which is now Nottinghamshire were an Angli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sheffield: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sheffield - Pre-anglo-saxon History Of The Sheffield Area
The Bytham River is now considered to have been the route taken by the first humans to colonise Britain, around or before 500,000 years a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holkham Hall: Encyclopedia Ii - Holkham Hall - Architects And Patron
The builder of Holkham was Thomas Coke,[3] later 1st Earl of Leicester, born in 1697. A cultivated, wealthy man, he had made the Grand To...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley: Encyclopedia Ii - James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley - Marriages And Children
Audley was first married to Margaret de Ros on February 24, 1414/1415. She was daughter to William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Caves: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Caves - Europe
List of caves - Croatia. Main article: List of caves in Croatia Velebit caves: Lukina jama, Slovačka jama, Patkov Gušt, etc Caves on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kent County Cricket Club In 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Kent County Cricket Club In 2005 - Tables
Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship. Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League. ... See also:Kent County Cric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leicestershire: Encyclopedia Ii - Leicestershire - History
Main article: History of Leicestershire. Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakes: Guthlaxton, Framland, Gosco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Whitworth: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Whitworth - Inventions
He popularized a method of producing accurate flat surfaces during the 1830s, using engineer's blue and scraping techniques on three tria...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lancashire County Cricket Club In 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Lancashire County Cricket Club In 2005 - Tables
Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League. ... See also:Lanc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways - England
List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge. Appleby Frodingham Railway Astley Green Colliery Museum, Lancashire Av...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kedleston Hall: Encyclopedia Ii - Kedleston Hall - Interior
The neoclassical interior of the house was designed by Adam to be no less impressive than the exterior. Entering the house through the gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Carr: Encyclopedia Ii - John Carr - John Carr Of York Architect 1723 -1807
Born at Horbury near Wakefield England He was the eldest of nine children and the son of a master mason, under whom he trained. He starte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prisons In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prisons In The United Kingdom - Secure Hospitals
Some convicts are detained in secure mental hospitals. These are run by the National Health Service rather than the prison service. Ashw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gell: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gell - Politics
Gell's next public appointment was shared with his brother, Thomas, who was a well-connected barrister in London. This was the office of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Twin Towns In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Twin Towns In The United Kingdom - England
List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Bedfordshire. Luton - Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Bourgoin Jallieu, France; Eskilstuna, Swe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Norfolk: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Norfolk - Palaeolithic
The period from almost three quarters of a million years ago until around 10,000 years ago. During the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic period...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club In 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club In 2005 - Tables
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League. Gloucest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gomez Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Gomez Band - Bring It On - Career Success
Gomez entered the recording studio in 1997 to turn their demos into a full-length album. The band spent the next three months in the stud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graham Dilley: Encyclopedia Ii - Graham Dilley - Early Career
Dilley made his first class debut for Kent at the age of 18 in 1977 against Cambridge University, but did not take a wicket and had to wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nottingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Nottingham - History
Founded as a Saxon settlement, Nottingham was later captured by the Danes (Vikings) and in the 9th century became one of the five borough...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club - Formation And History
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club was formally founded in 1871, although teams representing the county had played under various names b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossop: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossop - History
The site was occupied by the Romans - in Gamesley, there are the remains of a Roman fort, named Ardotalia by the Romans, but renamed Mela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - One-day Cricket: Encyclopedia Ii - One-day Cricket - Domestic One-day Competitions
This section only concerns competitions with List A status, the one-day equivalent to first class cricket status for two-innings matches....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon Of Kedleston: Encyclopedia Ii - George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon Of Kedleston - Life And Career
He became assistant private secretary to Lord Salisbury in 1885, and in 1886 entered Parliament as member for the Southport division of s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ons Coding System: Encyclopedia Ii - Ons Coding System - Authorities Wards And Census Areas
The code is constructed top down from a 4 character code representing a unitary authority or administrative county & district, eg: Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reform Act 1832: Encyclopedia Ii - Reform Act 1832 - County Divisions
The following counties were divided into two districts, each with 2 MPs: Cornwall Cheshire Cumberland Derbyshire Devon County Durham Ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hampshire County Cricket Club: Encyclopedia Ii - Hampshire County Cricket Club - Players
Their current captain is Australian Test bowler, Shane Warne. Famous players include England cricket captains CB Fry, David Gower and Lio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harry Lauder: Encyclopedia Ii - Harry Lauder - Early Years
Born Henry Lauder at 4 Bridge Street Portobello, the residence of his mother’s father, he was the eldest son of John Currie Lauder (185...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Manchester: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Manchester - Medieval Growth
Manchester was an unimportant market town during the Middle Ages, it was originally part of the Hundred of Salford. In 1223 Manchester ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities - Europe
List of twin towns and sister cities - Albania. Tirana - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996) List of twin towns and sister citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Handsworth South Yorkshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Handsworth South Yorkshire - Notable People Associated With Handsworth
Handsworth South Yorkshire - The Stayce Family in Handsworth. The Handsworth Parish Registers reveal that on 1 July 1638, Mahlon Stayce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melbourne: Encyclopedia Ii - Melbourne - History
The city was named after the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, whose home was near the village ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - History
Once part of the Roman Empire and the scene of many wars between England and Scotland, Northumberland has a long and complicated history....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hampshire County Cricket Club In 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Hampshire County Cricket Club In 2005 - Tables
Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship. Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League. Hampshire County Cri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metropolitan Police Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Metropolitan Police Service - Area Covered
The Metropolitan Police Service covers an area known as the Metropolitan Police District (MPD), which today coincides with Greater London...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pest Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Pest Music - Band Members
Matt and Tom grew up together in Matlock, Derbyshire, UK. Matt studied music in Liverpool, and Tom in London. It was there that Tom met ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoff Hoon: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoff Hoon - Role As The Secretary Of State For Defence
Hoon was in charge of the MoD during a period of massive deployments of British troops, including; 2000 - Operation Palliser - Sierra Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Town: Encyclopedia Ii - County Town - List Of County Towns
County town - Historic counties of England. Bedfordshire - Bedford Berkshire - Reading Buckinghamshire - Aylesbury Cambridgeshire - Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Hood: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Hood - The Robin Hood Legend
The stories relating to Robin Hood are apocryphal, verging on the mythological. The modern image widely held today contrasts in many ways...   » Read the article