Local Government in Derbyshire: Chesterfield, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, High Peak Borough Council, High Peak, Derbyshire

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Chesterfield, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, High Peak Borough Council, High Peak, Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, Bolsover, Repton Rural District, Clowne Rural District. Excerpt: This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every March. From 1068 until 1568 the position existed as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests. From 1568 also see High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire Derby ( -bi), 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. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407. According to the 2001 census, Derby was at that time the 18th largest settlement in England, measured by urban area. The tower of Derby Cathedral.The city has Roman, Saxon and Viking origins. The Roman camp of 'Derventio' was probably at Little Chester/Chester Green (grid reference ); The site of the old Roman fort is at Chester Green. Later the town was one of the 'Five Boroughs' (fortified towns) of the Danelaw. Djura-by, recorded in Anglo-Saxon as Deoraby Village of the Deer. This popular belief is asserted by Tim Lambert who states, The name Derby is derived from the Danish words deor by meaning deer settlement without reference...