Word info

Derbyshire

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A business in Derbyshire is still producing coal and aggregates from a brownfield site until next summer, but employs around 15 people, as opposed to the 250 who worked at Banks’s three sites. Source: Internet

A charter relating to land in Derbyshire, which appears to have been issued at a time in 925 when his authority had not yet been recognised outside Mercia, was witnessed only by Mercian bishops. Source: Internet

After a flurry of posts from online jokers propelled it to the top five attractions in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, the online travel platforms says it is freezing contributions because they "do not describe a first-hand experience". Source: Internet

Ann Shepherd, who had worked at the Moir Medical Centre in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, for 26 years, died in hospital earlier this week, the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has said. Source: Internet

Archaeologists have found evidence of a massacre linked to Iron Age warfare at a hill fort in Derbyshire. Source: Internet

Areas of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire, covering around convert, are being planted, in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with new plantings to create a new national forest. Source: Internet

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