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Derby

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Derby is a cathedral city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England; Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council, and its population is 274,149 as of 2024.

Facts
Population
255,394 1
Area (sq km)
78 1
Founding Year
600 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Latitude
52.921667 degrees north 1
Longitude
1.476667 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
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Joseph Wright of Derby

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Herbert Spencer

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Source 1001 Philosophers: Herbert Spencer (1001 Philosophers)Biography, early life
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Herbert Spencer was born in 1820 at Derby

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AC Cars

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British Rail Engineering Limited

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Midland Counties Railway

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North Midland Railway

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Rolls-Royce Limited

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Source Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce LimitedInfobox: hq_location_citytier 2
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Derby
Rolls-Royce Submarines

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Source Companies House: ROLLS-ROYCE SUBMARINES LIMITED (00620485) - Find and update company informationRegistered office address
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Registered office address Atlantic House, Raynesway, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE21 7BE
Sources
1. Derby (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 255,394 (2011)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 52.921667, longitude -1.476667
  • P2046 (area)
    area 78.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 255394 (2011)
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2. GeoNames: Derby - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2651347
    52.92277 -1.47663 P PPLA2 GB ENG D2 270468 55 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 55 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -1.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -1.25
52.75 -1.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Derby
Wikidata Q43475, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Derby (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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