Derby is a City in the county of Derbyshire.
Derby postcode: DE1 2AA
There are great places to visit near Derby including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.
Ancient Sites to visit near Derby include Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Derby like Arbor Low Henge.
Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope are great places to visit near Derby if you like towns.
Derby is near some unmissable caves like Blue John Cavern,
There are a several good old mines in the area around Derby like Blue John Cavern.
The area close to Derby boasts some of the best mountains including Kinder Scout.
Derby's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
The area around Derby's best lakes can be found at Errwood Reservoir.
Shining Tor, and Higger Tor are some of Derby best hills to visit near Derby.
The area around Derby features a number of interesting ruins including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
The area around Derby boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
There are a number of waterfalls near Derby including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
Derby's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Don't miss Derby's cities if visiting the area around Derby.
There are a number of shopping centres near to Derby including Derbion.
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.
