Derbyshire
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Derbyshire
County town: Derby
Other major towns: Ilkeston, Chesterfield
Situated in the East Midlands, Derbyshire is predominantly made up of small market towns, villages and rolling countryside, much of which makes up the Peak District National Park. The county has long been a favourite for city folk to visit, with many tourist attractions - the mines and caverns around the Castleton area, Eyam otherwise known as The Plague Village, Chatsworth House, and Bakewell for a traditional Bakewell Pudding, and Buxton - famous for its mineral water.
Florence Nightingale was the daughter of a Derbyshire gentleman and although born in Florence she spent much of her early life at Lea Hirst, near Crich.
The county has undergone numerous changes over the years.
A summary of these can be found here.
A link to the Derbyshire Records Office in Matlock can be found here
Register Offices
- Certificate information
- Derbyshire County Council - Replacement certificates
Ashbourne
Ashbourne Town Hall
Market Place
Ashbourne
DE6 1ES
Tel: 01335 300575
covers Ashbourne registration district
Bakewell
Town Hall
Bakewell
DE45 1BW
Tel: 01629 812261
covers Bakewell registration district
Chapel en Le Frith
Superintendent Registrar's Office (for marriages and certificate requests)
Council Offices
Hayfield Road
Chapel-en-le-Frith
High Peak.
SK23 0QJ
Tel: 01663 750473
covers High Peak Registration District
Chesterfield
New Beetwell Street
Chesterfield
S40 1QJ
Tel: 01246 271405
covers Chesterfield registration district
Derby
Royal Oak House,
Market Place,
Derby
DE1 3AR
Tel: 01332 256526 or 256535 or 256536
covers South Derbyshire registration district
Ilkeston
87 Lord Haddon Road
Ilkeston
DE7 8AX
Tel: 0115 932 1014
covers Erewash registration district
Matlock
Firs Parade
Matlock
DE4 3AS
Tel 01629 582870
Swadlincote
Civic Way
Swadlincote
DE11 0AB
Tel: 01283 213976
Record Office Lookup Requests
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Records Office Lookup Contacts
- Derbys R/O, MATLOCK. Fortnightly Tatty Bear
Cemetery Lookup Requests
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Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Aldercar St John's Just Mandy (SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ONLY)
- Codnor St James Just Mandy
- Darley Dale Methodist Tatty Bear
- Heanor St Lawrence Just Mandy
- Killamarsh Vicky the Viking
- Langley Mill St Andrew's Just Mandy
- Leabrooks Cemetary Tatty Bear
- Losco St Lukes Just Mandy
- Marlpool Cemetery Just Mandy
- St James Church, Riddings Tatty Bear
- St Helens, Darley Dale Tatty Bear
- Tideswell FintyLintyLulu
- Litton FintyLintyLulu
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
Links
Primary Research Links
'Countywide Interest
- Yesterdays Journey names from Derbyshire documents
- Derby Gaol - Crime & Punishment list of executed pisoners of Derby Gaol
Specific Town Village Interest
- The Ancient Parish of Glossop including 19th and 20th century trade directories
Maps & Photographs
- A Directory of 19th and Early 20th Century Derbyshire Photographers Useful for dating old photographs
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