Derbyshire

English + (surname) Etymology en enm Derbyschire, from late en ang Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to en Derby -shire. Pronunciation en /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK en En-derbyshire.ogg UK Proper noun en A midland <<county>> of <<cc/England>> bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. en 1980 AA Book of British Villages Drive Publications Ltd 332, photo caption A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia. en 22 September 2026 Ben Mellor Helen McCarthy 'Lego-type blocks' anger woman who was fenced in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq39m24k77j9o BBC News Retired teacher Helene Ball won a three-year battle against Derbyshire County Council after it fenced off a 98cm gated gap between her garden and a council car park in April 2023. 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922154928/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq39m24k77j9o en. Derived terms en Derbyshire Dales en North East Derbyshire en South Derbyshire Translations French: fr Derbyshire m Middle English: enm Derbyschire Old English: ang Dēorbȳsċīr f Polish: pl Derbyshire n Ukrainian: uk Дербішир See also en Darbyshire Middle English Proper noun enm proper noun 1 enm Derbyschire