Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Derby within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Derby.-- cap. of co., parl. and mun. bor., and market town, Derbyshire, on river Derwent, 42 miles NE. of Birmingham, 60 SE. of Manchester, and 127 NW. of London by rail, 3450 ac., pop. 81,168 (the parl. bor. was extended in 1885); 5 Banks, 6 newspapers. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. D. occupies a position nearly in the middle of England, and is the centre of the Midland By. system, containing its head offices and principal workshops. It has a grammar-school on an old foundation, schools of science and art, and a town and county infirmary; it also possesses a recreation ground, free public swimming baths, a free library, and museum buildings, all presented by Mr M. T. Bass. D. has silk-mills -- the first silk-mill in England was ejected at D. in 1717 -- elastic web-works, sparworks, and ironworks, and it has been long celebrated for its porcelain. D. is a place of great antiquity. It was the most southern town occupied by the Highlanders in 1745. It gives the title of earl to the Stanley family. Richardson (1689-1761), the novelist, was a native. The bor. returns 2 members to Parliament.
A village in Morleystone hundred, in the county of Derbyshire.
Nine manors recorded in Domesday.
1st Manor
2nd Manor
3rd Manor
4th Manor
5th Manor
6th Manor
7th Manor
8th Manor
9th Manor