Derbyshire ( or ; abbreviated
Derbys. or
Derbs.) is a county in the
East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the
Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The southern extremity of the
Pennine range of hills extends into the north of the county. The county contains part of the
National Forest, and borders on
Greater Manchester to the northwest,
West Yorkshire to the north,
South Yorkshire to the northeast,
Nottinghamshire to the east,
Leicestershire to the southeast,
Staffordshire to the west and southwest and
Cheshire also to the west.
Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the
River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The
River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the
Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at
Coton in the Elms (near
Swadlincote) as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.