Derbyshire is a landlocked county bordered by Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Cheshire.
Derbyshire has a population of just over 1,000,000 people. The county town is Matlock with other significant populations at Derby on the banks of the River Derwent, Chesterfield, Long Eaton and Ilkeston.
The stunning landscape of Derbyshire is mainly rolling hillside with many pretty villages and contains the majority of the Peak District National Park, small elements of the Pennine Hills and some of the National Forest, together with a host of attractions for visitors – Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock Spa are popular destinations.