"Centre (now renamed ‘University Library’) was officially opened, having been built on a former car park. The University of Derby was fully invested, and in 1998 welcomed a synthesis of efforts with the High Peak College of Further Education, Buxton on Harpur Hill – a synthesis to eventually be amalgamated as the Devonshire Campus of the University of Derby Buxton, Derby's second campus, based at the Devonshire Dome. In October 2008, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire was appointed as the third Chancellor of the University. In August 2012 the university merged with Leek College. The merger has created Buxton"
"Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town. At the 2011 census, the population was 248,700. Derby gained city status in 1977. Derby was settled by Romans – who established the town of Derventio – Saxons and Vikings, who made Derby one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim"
"University of Derby The University of Derby (formerly Derby College of Art and Technology or simply Derby College) is a public university in the city of Derby, England. It traces its history back to the establishment of the ""Derby Diocesan Institution for the Training of Schoolmistresses"" in 1851 and gained university status in 1992 as one of the new universities. The university provides over 300 study programmes at undergraduate level. Undergraduate programmes as well as short courses, foundation degrees and postgraduate degrees cover most academic disciplines and subdisciplines. Currently the university is home to around 34,000 students in all areas"
"No other city in Germany participates in this exchange of envoys, and in Britain, only one other town, Wigan, receives and sends an envoy. In 2014, Derby became a sister-city with the Palestinian city of Hebron. Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town. At the 2011 census, the population was 248,700. Derby gained city status in 1977. Derby was settled by Romans – who established the town of Derventio – Saxons"
"town in the county is Chesterfield. The Derbyshire school system is comprehensive with no selective schools. The independent sector includes Repton School, Ockbrook School, Trent College and The Elms School. There are several towns in the county with Derby being the largest and most populous. At the time of the 2011 census, a population of 770,600 lived in the county with 248,752 (32%) living in Derby. The table below shows all towns with over 10,000 inhabitants. Some settlements which were historically part of the county now fall under the counties of Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, South Yorkshire, and Staffordshire: Derbyshire has"
"Derby College and provides education and training to young people in Derby and Derbyshire. On 15 February 2010 South East Derbyshire College was dissolved and all of its educational facilities, services and staff was transferred to Derby College. David Croll, the (then) Principal and Chief Executive of Derby College, led the newly merged college which will operate under the Derby College banner. The newly merged college will continue to operate from SEDC’s existing sites in Ilkeston and Heanor and from Derby College’s other sites located in Derby and Derbyshire. Meanwhile, an estates and learning review is being undertaken to ensure"
"another campus in north Derbyshire at Buxton. In 2003 the University of Nottingham opened a graduate entry medical school based at Royal Derby Hospital. The university also has its School of Nursing and Midwifery located there, having moved from its former home at the London Road Community Hospital in mid-2012. The ""Derby Telegraph"" (formerly the ""Derby Evening Telegraph"") is the city's daily newspaper. Crime writer Richard Cox set his first book around his own experience as a ""Derby Telegraph"" reporter in the 1970s. The ""Derby Trader"" was a free weekly newspaper which is no longer in print. A local edition"
"Denby Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827, increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census. Denby is east from Belper and north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed. It was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch. There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed, opposite St Mary the Virgin's Church, which features the"
"South East Derbyshire College South East Derbyshire College (S.E.D.C) was a college located in Ilkeston, Heanor and Morley. It had four campuses, Field Road, Cavendish Road Arts Centre in Ilkeston, Mundy Street in Heanor and an agricultural campus in Morley. South East Derbyshire College merged with Derby College in 2010, and two campus in Heanor and Ilkeston became a Derby College campus during the 2010 merge. The former Field Road and Cavendish Road campus were both auctioned off in 2013. The newly built campus opened in January 2014 on the grounds of the Old Magistrates Court in Ilkeston, this would"
"Diocese of Derby The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby who has her seat at Derby Cathedral. The diocesan bishop is assisted by the suffragan bishop, the bishop of Repton. The Diocese of Derby contains two archdeaconries: the Archdeaconry of Derby and the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield. The former archdeaconry is divided into the deaneries of Ashbourne, Derby North, Derby South, Duffield, Erewash, Heanor, Longford, Melbourne, and Repton, and the latter into the deaneries of"
"in Derbyshire used by Derby School starting in June 1940 on completion. The boys and masters having previously been located at Overton Hall, near Ashover, where they were all moved on Saturday 2nd September by Derby Corporation petrol engine buses. Amber Valley Camp was used for several years by Derby Corporation for children/pupils living in Derby to enjoy the freedom of a very rural countryside for one month at a time. The valley where most of the dormitories, toilet facilities, meeting room, classrooms, laboratories, accommodation for site warden and one master and his family had to be demlolished when Severn"
"Eckington, Derbyshire Eckington is a town in North East Derbyshire, part of the Sheffield urban area. It is 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Chesterfield and 8.5 miles (14 km) southeast of Sheffield city centre, on the border with South Yorkshire. It lies on the B6052 and B6056 roads close to the A6135 for Sheffield and Junction 30 of the M1. It had a 2001 population of 11,152, increasing to 11,855 (including Bramley, Renishaw and Troway) at the 2011 Census. Ten Roman coins discovered in December 2008, near Eckington Cemetery may be evidence of a Roman settlement or road in"
"Doncaster Education City Doncaster Education City (or DEC) is a £90 million higher and further education facility in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The centrepiece of the project is a new purpose-built campus in the centre of the town nicknamed ""The Hub"". DEC is a joint project between Doncaster College, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, the South Yorkshire Learning and Skills Council and Yorkshire Forward. Doncaster's higher and further educational needs are currently served by Doncaster College. Doncaster College has two campuses - The Hub and the University Centre, Doncaster. Historically, degree courses have been available at the college, which are accredited"
"Town Halls. The borough is home to the public school, Trent College, The Long Eaton School In Long Eaton, Erewash and its junior / prep school The Elms School. Broomfield Hall of Derby College is located in Morley. Derby Japanese School (ダービー日本人補習校 ""Dābī Nihonjin Hoshūkō""), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in Broomfield Hall. Borough of Erewash Erewash () is a local government district and borough in eastern Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby and the west of Nottingham. The population of the district as taken at the 2011 Census was 112,081. It contains the towns of Ilkeston,"
"the largest producer of high-purity industrial limestone in Europe, which employs 400 people. The quarrying sector also provides employment in limestone processing and distribution. Other industrial employers include the Health & Safety Laboratory, which engages in health and safety research and incident investigations and maintains over 350 staff locally. The town hosts a University of Derby campus at the site of the former Devonshire Royal Hospital, as well as the Buxton & Leek College formed by the August 2012 merger of the university with Leek College. Secondary schools in the town include Buxton Community School (at the former College Road"
"university. Lenton, Lincoln, Derby, Rutland, Sherwood, Newark, Southwell, Ancaster and Melton halls fall into the former category; Hugh Stewart, Cripps, Cavendish, Nightingale, Florence Boot, Wortley, and Willoughby into the latter. All halls of residence on University Park Campus are of mixed sex undergraduate type. Ancaster Hall () provides accommodation for about 270 students. and the current warden is Professor Svenja Adolphs. Notable alumni Cavendish Hall () provides accommodation for 278 students. The hall is named after the Cavendish family, or more specifically the Duke of Devonshire. The hall surrounds a lawn quadrangle with its own rose garden, and is reached"
"Prince Charles Avenue (PCA) – Was located in the Mackworth Estate, Derby. It was one of the founding sites of Derby College. Derby College Derby College is a further education centre with sites located within Derbyshire (Derby and South East Derbyshire – Ilkeston, Morley & Heanor), England and the surrounding area. The college is a member of the Collab Group of high-performing further-education institutions. Derby College of Higher Education split from Derby College of Further Education (FE) during the 1960s. Derby FE was primarily targeted at part-time students from engineering companies such as Rolls-Royce and British Rail. This provision continued"
"Derbyshire, primarily serving the people of Derbyshire and Derby city which has a combined population of approximately 1 million, with 71 languages spoken. The trust runs a Centre for Research and Development which focuses on specific clinical areas including compassion-focused care, dementia and delirium, and the prevention of suicide and self-harm. The trust has approximately 2,400 staff who cover a range of services over 66 sites throughout Derby city and Derbyshire. These include community settings, inpatient (hospital) units and specialist locations such as courts and prisons. The trust's inpatient units are as follows: • The Radbourne Unit in Derby, which"
"Derby College Derby College is a further education centre with sites located within Derbyshire (Derby and South East Derbyshire – Ilkeston, Morley & Heanor), England and the surrounding area. The college is a member of the Collab Group of high-performing further-education institutions. Derby College of Higher Education split from Derby College of Further Education (FE) during the 1960s. Derby FE was primarily targeted at part-time students from engineering companies such as Rolls-Royce and British Rail. This provision continued through to the 1980s until a major restructuring of industry and the apprenticeship system. The FE colleges then took on different types"
"Local man Dave Mellor was the 1978 BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars World Champion. Ashbourne, Derbyshire Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 7,112. It contains many historical buildings and many independent shops and is famous for its historic annual Shrovetide football match. Due to its proximity to the southern edge of the Peak District and being the closest town to the popular area of Dovedale, the town is known as both the 'Gateway to Dovedale' and the 'Gateway to the Peak District'. Ashbourne is a market town and was granted a"
"to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing, home to the world’s second largest aero-engine manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, and Derby Litchurch Lane Works, for many years the UK's only train manufacturer. Toyota Manufacturing UK's automobile headquarters is south west of the city at Burnaston. The Roman camp of 'Derventio' was probably at Little Chester/Chester Green (), the site of"
"as part of the celebrations for the programme's fiftieth anniversary. Derbyshire appeared as a character in it, portrayed by actress Sarah Winter. Episode 5 ""Derbyshire"" of the BBC children's science TV programme ""Absolute Genius with Dick & Dom"" is an exploration of Derbyshire's creation of the ""Doctor Who"" theme recording using her techniques on equipment archived from the Radiophonic Workshop. Coventry-based theatre company Noctium Theatre produced a play named Hymns for Robots about Derbyshire's working life, which played at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe festival. Her hometown Coventry named a street after her in November 2016, the 'Derbyshire Way'. A blue"
"is, in fact, an English country house located in Derbyshire, England and the dining room of this house was the inspiration for the Dorothy Vernon room at Bryn Mawr's Deanery. The Dorothy Vernon room in the Deanery was designed by the architects of the second renovation, Archer and Allen, and Lockwood de Forest. De Forest decorated the spaces between the dark, exposed ceiling beams with decorative brass panels with East Indian patterns. The floor, like several other spaces on campus, was of Mercer tiles as per the request of Thomas herself as seen a 1908 letter to Mercer when she"
"Derbyshire Derbyshire () is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in"
"Hackney, Derbyshire Hackney and Upper Hackney are areas of settlement in Derbyshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Darley Dale. They are located to the north west of Matlock, and separated from the River Derwent by the A6 road and the Peak Rail railway line. There is a Methodist chapel in the village, whilst the nearest C of E church is St. Helens C of E in Darley Dale. Hackney is home to Darley Dale Primary School on Greenaway Lane. The junior portion of the school is the former annexe of"
"Vinci Community School joined with LEAD and is now called Da Vinci Academy.The trust includes the University of Derby, Derby College, the Workers' Educational Association and the Midlands Co-operative Society. Da Vinci Community College da Vinci Community College is a co-educational foundation secondary school, located in Derby, Derbyshire. The school originally opened in 1988 as High View Community Education Centre. It also became known as High View School and Technology Centre and High View Technology Centre. The school was formally closed and replaced by da Vinci Community College in September 2004 and moved into new buildings in 2006. As a"
"Derby Built-up Area The Derby Built-up Area (BUA) or Derby Urban Area is an area including Derby and adjoining built-up districts of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England, including Borrowash and Duffield. The Office for National Statistics defines an urban area as one which is built upon, with nearby areas linked if within 200 metres. It had a total population of 270,468 at the time of the 2011 census. An increase of over 10% since the 2001 census recorded population of 236,738; comprising population increases since 2001 along with new minor residential areas, and larger sub-divisions. The Derby built-up"
"the first Science and Arts College built on the present site. Derby High School, Bury Derby High School or ""The Derby"" as it is known locally, is a secondary school, located on Radcliffe Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in September 1959 as the Derby School, a new school that offered both a grammar and a technical education. Some of the pupils moved from Bury High School, on nearby Parliament Street, which closed when the Derby opened. They had gone there having passed the Eleven Plus examination. Other pupils came from Bury Junior Technical School having attended that school"
"plaque was unveiled at Derbyshire's former home of 104 Cedars Avenue, Coventry, on 15 June 2017 as part of a BBC initiative celebrating important musicians and venues. The ceremony was performed by former ""Doctor Who"" actors Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant along with BBC Coventry & Warwickshire presenter Vic Minett. On 20 November 2017 Derbyshire was awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate for her pioneering contributions to electronic music. Delia Derbyshire Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She is best known for her pioneering work with the BBC"
"Derbyshire Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over with a population of just under one million. To police the county the force is divided into two territorial divisions, based respectively in the towns of Buxton and Chesterfield (North Division - covering High Peak and Derbyshire Dales District Council areas, Chesterfield, NE Derbyshire, Amber Valley and Bolsover and the villages of South Normanton and Pinxton which lie within the boundaries of Bolsover District Council), and Derby ( South Division - policing the city of Derby"
"Calver Calver (Old English ""Calf Slope"") is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 710. Calver is a small village situated in the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire. The village is bordered by the River Derwent and intersected by the A623 trunk road, responsible for carrying traffic between Manchester to the west, Sheffield to the north and Chesterfield to the east. Stoke Hall is nearby. Today, the village's buildings are predominantly residential, but some local enterprises, including a craft centre, garden centre, petrol station and shop, garage, and two"
"modern student accommodation building owned by the Unite company. The rooms are arranged in groups of 3 to 6 within each flat and all have en–suite facilities and three–quarter beds. Devonshire Hall () is located off Cumberland Road, LS6 2EQ. The site is about half a mile north of the University and is based around a historic building, the original Devonshire Hall. Most accommodation is found in the newly built blocks, 300 of the rooms are self-catering accommodation. Devonshire Hall has period architecture and surroundings as well as a strong musical tradition, with several rehearsal rooms, a dance band and"
"as pitches and a skateboard park and adiZone outdoor gym. On 7 December 2009 the deputy mayor of Derby Councillor Fareed Hussain opened an outdoor gymasium called the AdiZone and new changing rooms were opened on 2 May 2011. Alvaston Alvaston (/ˈɒlvəstən/ or /ˈælvəstən/) is a village and ward of Derby, England. Alvaston is situated on the A6, three miles south-east of Derby city centre and probably owes its name to Allwald. It is bordered to the north by the wards of Derwent, Chaddesden and Spondon, to the west is the City Centre, to the south are Sinfin and Chellaston"