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Geography of Derby
    
Derby lies on the fringes of the Peak District, an area that is famous for
its ever-
changing landscape, from the moors that can be green or dark to ragged peaks
and green meadows. Ice Age Man lived at Creswell Crags and in a settlement sheltered
in the entrance chamber to Peak Cavern. As the region slopes southwards, it
blends into the Derbyshire Dales and the rolling countryside and wooded hillsides
of the east.
The historic section of the Peak Forest Canal leads to Bugsworth Basin, with
its lime stores from the days when limestone mined in quarries was carried to
Manchester. There is a National Heritage Corridor along the Derwent Valley that
can be cycled or walked. Here you can see the limestone mines, plus cotton mills
and some historic homes.
The southern half of the county of Derbyshire consists mostly of rich agricultural
lowlands through which flow the rivers Dove, Derwent and Trent. Stone is generally
a rarity in the area, so many of the cottages in the countryside are built of
red brick with occasional half timbered walls and thatch roofs, as opposed to
the whitish grey stone cottages of the limestone plateau or the warm gritstone
cottages on the moors and in the shale valleys further north. Each village offers
a variety of architectural styles, from manor houses to simple terraced cottages.
Some of the villages in this area of Derbyshire lie on the banks of the River
Trent and came into being when Anglo Saxon adventurers sailed up the river over
1,000 years ago. Later, castles were built along the Trent, which was seen as
the boundary between the civilised south and the more barbarian north. These
are long gone but communities that still exist today, like Melbourne, grew up
around them.
Derby city is famous for its 'countryside within the city'. This means that
roughly a quarter of the land within the city has been left open and undeveloped.
A good example is the River Derwent corridor that comes right into the city
from the open countryside beyond. These areas in the city give the different
suburbs a separate identity and are also important for wildlife and for recreational
use.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Swallow Hotel Derby | | Days Inn Derby South | | Royal Stuart Hotel | | Menzies Mickleover Court Hotel | | Renaissance Derby/Nottingham Hotel | | Makeney Hall Hotel | | Days Inn Derby | |
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