Derbyshire place-names

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Full name	Derbyshire
Abbreviation	Derbys or Derbs
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Localities named after Robin Hood (or members of his band) in Derbyshire. Click locality marker for link to locality page. Historic county boundary coordinates provided by the Historic Counties Trust.

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English counties with Robin Hood-related localities. Click marker for link. Historic county boundary coordinates provided by the Historic Counties Trust.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-16. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-08.

County description

The Historic Counties Trust describes Derbyshire as follows:

Derbyshire has four distinct areas but all together creating the whole. Much of southern Derbyshire lies in the green Trent Valley. Derby itself, a cathedral city, is a major midland industrial town, currently trying to diversify. The Derwent runs through the eastern edge of Derby, southward towards the Trent. From the northern edge of Derby the hills begin to rise at once and the rolling hills of the Derbyshire Dales begin. This area is an in between land, for beyond the farms of the hills and dales, the land becomes rougher and the hills become the high, dramatic moors of Peak District, an area of glorious scenery. The mountains in the High Peak, take up the whole northwest of the county. The Pennine Way begins at Edale in the Peak District, drawing hikers in their hundreds each week. The rest of the Peak District should not be neglected though. From Ashbourne the Leek Valley can be visited. Buxton, once a popular spa town, retains its Victorian charm. The Peak District is known for its springs, as countless underground streams bubble up from the hills, and the ceremony of "well-dressing" that takes place in villages throughout the district. Historically lead has been mined in great quantities in the Peak District hills. Quite distinct is the northeast of Derbyshire, with its coalfields. A great number of industrial towns and mining towns dot the valleys of the Derwent, the Amber and the Rother, socially distinct from the rest of the county.

Main Towns: Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Chesterfield, Derby, Glossop, Matlock.
Main Rivers: Derwent, Dove, Trent, Wye.
Highlights: Chatsworth House; Dove Dale; Eyam 'plague village'; Haddon Hall; Speedwell Cavern.
Highest Point: Kinder Scout, 636.42 m.
Area: 2665.1 km.^[1]

Chronology

17th century

Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 17th century.

18th century

Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 18th century.

19th century

Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 19th century.

20th century

Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 20th century.

Local traditions

Localities with local traditions relating to Robin Hood.

Literary locales

Literary locales etc. in Derbyshire.

All localities

Place-name clusters

Clusters of Robin Hood place-names, localities with local traditions, literary locales etc. in Derbyshire.

Lists and gazetteers

Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 295-97.

Background

Notes

↑ The Historic Counties Trust has kindly allowed me to quote its county descriptions in toto. I have converted square miles to km² and feet to m.

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[1] The Historic Counties Trust has kindly allowed me to quote its county descriptions in toto. I have converted square miles to km² and feet to m.

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