The north and centre of Derbyshire are hilly and contain the majority of thePeak District, which has been designated anational park. They includeKinder Scout, at 636 m (2,087 ft) the highest point in the county. TheRiver Derwent is the longest in the county, at 66 miles (106 km), and flows south until it meets theRiver Trent just south of Derby. Church Flatts Farm atCoton in the Elms, near Swadlincote, is the furthest point from the sea in the UK. (Full article...)
It was recorded in the Doomesday book as 'Adelardestreu', an outlier of the manor ofMarkeaton.It is bordered by the district ofAmber Valley along its west and northern edges andErewash in its north-east corner. To the south it borders the ward ofMackworth and to the east the ward ofDarley Abbey.
The ward is largely residential and has two parks, Allestree park to the north and Markeaton park to the south. The ward contains parts of the village ofMarkeaton which at one time was a large estate containing Allestree village. The village became a parish in its own right in 1864 and was incorporated into the Borough of Derby in 1968.
Image 3At the Rhodeswood reservoir dam, we see the outflow canal from the Torside Reservoir dam, alongside the Rhodeswood Reservoir. The Torside dam can be seen in the distance. To the right is Shining Clough Moss and Bleaklow. To the left Bareholm Moss and Black Hill (fromLongdendale Chain)
Melbourne is the most southerly town in Derbyshire. Melbourne parish church has been described as a "cathedral in miniature" and is one of five churches in Melbourne. The Domesday Book records a church and priest here in 1086. The present church was built about 1120, and most of the original masonry is intact, except for the East end which has been refurbished.
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