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Derby: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Derby in the United Kingdom.

• Derby is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England.
• It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire.
• According to the 2001 census, Derby was at that time the 18th largest settlement in England, measured by urban area.
• It has Roman, Saxon and Viking connections.
• Derby recently celebrated its 2,000th year as a settlement.
• It was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and it became a county borough with the Local Government Act 1888.
• Derby was awarded city status on 7 June 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 25th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.[7] The Queen presented the "charter scroll" or 'letters patent' in person on 28 July 1977 on the steps of the Council House to the then Mayor Councillor Jeffrey Tillet (Conservative).[8] Until then, Derby had been one of the few towns in England with a cathedral but not city status.
• It has a number of public parks, many Victorian in origin.
• Darley and Derwent parks lie immediately north of Derby's centre and are home to owls, kingfishers and other wildlife.
• Its Rowing Club and Derwent Rowing Club are located on the banks of the river.
• West of Derby's city centre is Markeaton Park, while to the north is Allestree Park and its lake.
• It has the first public recreational park in the country to have an arboretum.
• Derby holds an important position in the history of the Labour movement, because it was one of two seats gained by the recently formed Labour Representation Committee at the 1900 general election.
• It has also become a significant cultural centre for the deaf community in the UK.
• Derby has been granted Fairtrade City status.
• Its two biggest employers, Rolls-Royce plc and the Toyota Motor Corporation are in engineering manufacturing.
• Derby was for many years a railway centre, being the former headquarters of the Midland Railway, with both British Rail workshops and research facilities in the town.
• It was the home of Core Design, who developed the computer game Tomb Raider with its heroine Lara Croft.
• Derby's Cathedral tower is 212 feet (68.6 meters) tall to the tip of the pinnacles.
• It Gaol is a visitor attraction based in the dungeons of the Derbyshire County Gaol which dates back to 1756.