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Historical interest: Derby
    
Derby has a history that dates to the Romans, who built a fort on high ground
around Belper Road. The Romans stayed for over three centuries and then the
Saxons arrived, sailing up the Trent. Many of Derby's suburbs owe their present
names to the Saxons, who enjoyed 300 years of uninterrupted rule until the coming
of the Danes, who captured Nottingham in 868 AD. Under the Danes, Derby became
one of the five Danish boroughs along with Nottingham, Lincoln, Leicester and
Stamford.
By the 13th century Derby had a thriving livestock, weaving and fishing industry
and the Market Place became a busy commercial centre. Street names began to
appear and around 1300 the Bridge Chapel was built, on the bridge over the river
Derwent. Restored in the 1930s, it still survives today, one of only six in
the country.
Other goods that were subsequently being made in Derby were soap, beer and
cloth, until the 1700s, when silk mills began to appear. Robert Blakewell was
a celebrated Derby ironsmith, whose work can still be seen in Derby Cathedral
and the Old Silk Mill. The porcelain industry came to town in 1756, with William
Duesbury, founder of the Royal Crown Derby porcelain. The 19th century saw the
transformation of Derby from a county market town into a industrial town, with
the growth of railway workshops and the arrival of Rolls Royce in 1907. In 1977,
Queen Elizabeth II gave Derby the title of city.
Now, Derby is a vibrant, historic and industrial city. A survey in 2001 placed
Derby as the best city in England and Wales in which to live.
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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