Derbyshire is also the birthplace (at least, one of) of the Industrial Revolution, most notably through its water-powered cotton mills and ground breaking cotton spinning technology. Heck, the Derwent Valley Mills, the prototype of the modern factory system, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. However, in recent years, its rolling hills, lush meadows and quiet moorlands have brought a new level of recognition for the region, namely in the form of its golf courses. Derbyshire still has a way to go before its golf courses attain the fame of St. Andrews or Muirfield in Scotland, but as far as East Midlands is concerned, the eight districts of Derbyshire already offer some of the best golf courses sponsored by big names such as Callaway wedges, and consequently, golf clubs in the north.
Tucked in the northern reaches of England, Derbyshire has been inhabited by humans from as early as 200,000 thousand years ago. Its once-huge deposit of lead ore, aside from attracting the attention of Roman miners and blacksmiths during the Roman conquest of AD43, also powered the growth of the ancient Kingdom of Mercia, founded by the descendants of the Kings of the Angles, which dominated the British Isles for close to four hundred years before the turn of the first millennium.
Tucked in the northern reaches of England, Derbyshire has been inhabited by humans from as early as 200,000 thousand years ago. Its once-huge deposit of lead ore, aside from attracting the attention of Roman miners and blacksmiths during the Roman conquest of AD43, also powered the growth of the ancient Kingdom of Mercia, founded by the descendants of the Kings of the Angles, which dominated the British Isles for close to four hundred years before the turn of the first millennium.
