Derby is a City in the county of Derbyshire.
Derby postcode: DE1 2AA
There are great places to visit near Derby including some great towns, cities, hiking areas, ancient sites, historic monuments, caves, old mines, mountains, lakes, hills, ruins, historic buildings, shopping centres, rivers and streams and waterfalls.
The area around Derby features a number of interesting towns including Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Derby is one of Derby's best, nearby cities to visit in Derby.
Derby's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Hope Valley, Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), and Three Shires Head.
Ancient Sites to visit near Derby include Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Derby is near some unmissable historic monuments like Arbor Low Henge,
Caves to visit near Derby include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine are great places to visit near Derby if you like old mines.
Don't miss Kinder Scout's mountains if visiting the area around Derby.
Lakes to visit near Derby include Errwood Reservoir.
There are a number of hills near Derby including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
Derby's best nearby ruins can be found at Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
Historic Buildings to visit near Derby include Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Derby is near some unmissable shopping centres like Derbion,
The area around Derby features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
The area around Derby features a number of interesting waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
Derby History
There are some historic monuments around Derby:
Places to stay near Derby
Areas of Derby
Like most towns and cities Derby is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Derby.
Many of the areas of Derby have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near Derby
History of Derby
The town name does appear as ‘Darbye’ in early maps, such as that of John Speed, 1610. Modern research (2004) into the history and archaeology of Derby has provided evidence that the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons would have co-existed, occupying two areas of land surrounded by water. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (c. 900) says that “Derby is divided by water”. These areas of land were known as Nora¾wora¾ig (“Northworthy”, = “north enclosure”) and Deoraby, and were at the “Irongate” (north) side of Derby. During the Civil War of 1642-1646, Derby was garrisoned by Parliamentary troops commanded by Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, who was appointed Governor of Derby in 1643. These troops took part in the defence of nearby Nottingham, the Siege of Lichfield, the Battle of Hopton Heath and many other engagements in Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire, as well as successfully defending Derbyshire against Royalist armies.
