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Derbyshire (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 01 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.0167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Consists of bleak moorlands in the north and lowlands of River Trent in the south; occupied since prehistoric times; formed part of kingdom of Mercia in 7th century; area remained pastoral until mining began in 18th century; important for textiles in 18th and 19th centuries. |
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| Derbyshire (preferred,C,V,O,English,U)
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| Derbys (C,V)
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| Derby (C,V,English,U)
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| DBY (C,V)
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| County of Derbyshire (NA,V,English,U)
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| Derbyshire, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKD3 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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