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Pleasley is a small village in between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield, it is 8 km south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and 4 km north west of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The River Meden which forms the county boundary in this area runs through the village. The bulk of the village is in the Derbyshire district of Bolsover; the part in Nottinghamshire is in the district of Mansfield.

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The River Dove which runs through Dovedale is a famous trout stream. Here we see the iconic set of stepping stones near Thorpe Cloud. Good riverside paths make the whole Dovedale route accessible to and popular with walkers. On one August Sunday in 1990, a footpath count recorded 4,421 walkers on the Staffordshire side of the river and 3,597 walkers on the Derbyshire bank.

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Chatsworth House is a large country housein Derbyshire, 3½ miles north east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, and has been home to their family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549. Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across to the low hills that divide the Derwent and Wye valleys.

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This one is of the notable 18th century Derbyshire judge Sir John Eardley Wilmot by Benjamin West. In the background is the same artist's painting representing American loyalists claiming compensation from the mother country - Wilmot chaired a Royal Commission which established their rights.

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Melbourne is the most southerly town in Derbyshire. Melbourne parish church has been described as a "cathedral in miniature" and is one of five churches in Melbourne. The Domesday Book records a church and priest here in 1086. The present church was built about 1120, and most of the original masonry is intact, except for the East end which has been refurbished.

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Derby College is a British further education (FE) centre with site's located within Derby and the surrounding area. It was formed by the merging of three other further education colleges: Mackworth Estate College, Wilmorton College and Broomfield Agricultural College. Since then Wilmorton College has been demolished and two new purpose built sites have been constructed. The Joseph Wright Centre (JWC) - located in Derby City Centre is pictured here. This site holds over 1,500 students.

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South Wingfield Church in South Wingfield

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A quiet scene in South Derbyshire

A quiet scene in South Derbyshire by George Turner (2 April 1841 – 29 Mar 1910) was an English landscape artist and farmer who has been dubbed "Derbyshire's John Constable".

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Nottingham Road, Ripley. Ripley is a town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England.

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Toddbrook Reservoir was built in 1831 as a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal. It is in the heart of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak, Derbyshire.

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Borders with Derbyshire

Three Shire Head is the point on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet, at 53°13′N 1°59′W.".

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Brunton's Traveller was constructed by the Butterley Company in Derbyshire in 1813 by William Brunton (1777–1851). Also known as the "Steam Horse" it had a pair of mechanical legs, with feet that gripped the rails at the rear of the engine to push it forwards at about three miles an hour.

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