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Derby (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded near Roman site of Derventio; one of Five Boroughs under the Danes in the 9th century; porcelain making began 1750 and given royal stamp 1773; also important for textiles; birthplace of painter Joseph Wright (1734-1797) and philosopher William Spencer (1820-1893). |
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| Derby (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Derby (British English-P,U,N)
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| Derby (Anglo-Saxon-P,U,N)
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| Deoraby (H,O)
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............ | named by the Danes upon capturing the city in 854 |
| Northworth (H,O)
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............ | early Saxon name |
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Derby (inhabited place) (P) |
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Mercia (historical region) (P,H) |
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Derby (inhabited place) (P,H) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Danes in the 9th century |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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