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Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
, England.


Prior to 18th century

* 9thC. – Danes take town (approximate date). * 917 **
Æthelflæd Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians ( 870 – 12 June 918) ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. Æthe ...
, Lady of the Mercians wins sweeping conquests to oust the Danes. ** Market active. * 1160 –
Derby School Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands from 1160 to 1989. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries. For most of that time it was a grammar school for boys. The school became co-educational an ...
established (approximate date). * 1206 - First extant charter granted to Derby. * 1229 ** A second charter granted by Henry III. ** Derby fair active. * 1294 – Parliamentary representation begins. * 1337 - Edward III. on the petition of the burgesses grants them two bailiffs. * 1530 –
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tower built. * 1592 – Plague. * 1611 - Derby incorporated by
James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...
. * 1638 – Henry Mellor becomes
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. * 1660 – County Hall built. * 1665 –
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. * 1675 – Derby Company of Mercers formed. * 1696 – Osmaston Hall built.


18th century

* 1717 - Silk “throwing” or spinning introduced by
John Lombe John Lombe (1693 in Norwich – November 20, 1722 in Derby) was a silk spinner in the 18th century Derby, England. Biography Lombe was born in Norwich in approximately 1693, the son of a worsted weaver. He was a younger half-brother of Thoma ...
. * 1721 –
Lombe's Mill Lombe's Mill was the first successful silk throwing mill in Britain. It was built on an island on the River Derwent in Derby. It was built after John Lombe visited Piedmont in 1717 and returned to England with details of the Italian silk throwi ...
built. * 1726 – ''Derby Postman'' newspaper begins publication. * 1731 – Town Hall built (approximate date). * 1732 – ''Derby Mercury'' newspaper begins publication. * 1735 – 9 July: Samuel Johnson marries at St Werburgh's Church. * 1745 ** 4 December: Jacobite army arrives. ** 5 December: Jacobites meet at
Exeter House Exeter House was an early 17th-century brick-built mansion, which stood in Full Street, Derby until demolished in 1854. Named for the Earls of Exeter, whose family owned the property until 1757, the house was notable for the stay of Charles ...
and decide that
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, the young Pretender should return to Scotland instead of going on to London. * 1750 ** Derby Porcelain Company in business. ** Markeaton Hall built (approximate date). ** Manufacture of
hosiery Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as ...
profited by the inventions of
Jedediah Strutt Jedediah Strutt (1726 – 7 May 1797) or Jedidiah Strutt – as he spelled it – was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England. Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat developed an attachment to the stocking frame that allowed the ...
. * 1756 – County prison built in Nun's Green. * 1772 – New Jerusalem Chapel built. * 1773 – Theatre built. * 1774 – Assembly room built. * 1783 –
Derby Philosophical Society The Derby Philosophical Society was a club for gentlemen in Derby founded in 1783 by Erasmus Darwin. The club had many notable members and also offered the first institutional library in Derby that was available to some section of the public. P ...
founded. * 1796 –
Derby Canal The Derby Canal ran from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, in Derbyshire, England. The canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1793 and was fully completed in 179 ...
constructed.


19th century

* 1802 – General Baptist Chapel built. * 1805 – King Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel built. * 1808 ** Derby Literary and Philosophical Society established. ** Friends' Meeting House built. * 1809 – Cox and Co. shot mill built. * 1810 – Infirmary built. * 1811 ** Permanent Library established. ** Population: 13,043. * 1817 – Derby Choral Society established. * 1820 – Swedenborgian Chapel built. * 1823 – ''Derby Reporter'' newspaper begins publication. * 1824 – New Connexion Chapel built. * 1825 – Mechanics' Institution established. * 1828 ** Town Hall rebuilt. ** St. John's Church opens. * 1832 – Town and County Library established. * 1833 – Labour strike. * 1835 – Joseph Strutt elected mayor. * 1836 ** Police force and Derby Town and County Museum and Natural History Society established. ** Trinity Church consecrated. * 1837 – Mechanics' Hall opens. * 1839 ** May: The founding companies of the
Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...
begin operating. ** Derby Exhibition held. ** St Mary's Church built. * 1840 **
Derby railway station Derby railway station (, also known as Derby Midland) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, the station is also used by CrossCountry services ...
,
Derby Arboretum Derby Arboretum is a public park and arboretum in the city of Derby, England, located about south of the city centre in the Rose Hill area. It was opened in 1840, following the donation of the land by local philanthropist Joseph Strutt, and t ...
, and Christ Church open. ** Athenaeum built (approximate date). * 1841 ** Derby Baptist Chapel, St Mary's Gate opens * 1842 – Arboretum Festival begins. * 1843 ** General Cemetery and Vernon Street Prison in operation. ** Primitive Methodist Chapel built. ** Agricultural Show held. * 1844 –
Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...
company formed. * 1846 – St Alkmund's Church built. * 1850 – Derby Co-operative Society established. * 1856 – John Smith clockmaker in business. * 1862 – Corn Exchange opens. * 1863 – County Cricket Ground established. * 1866 – Market hall opens. * 1870 – Derbyshire County Cricket Club formed. * 1878 – April: Great Northern Railway opens its Derbyshire extension through Friargate railway station. * 1879 ** Derby Free Library and Museum opens. ** '' Derby Daily Telegraph and Reporter'' begins publication. * 1882 – Art gallery opens. * 1884 -
Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...
established as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club * 1886 – 6 May: Grand Theatre burns down. * 1887 –
Derby Sketching Club The Derby Sketching Club is a members' club now meeting in Mickleover, Derby, England. It was founded in 1887, and still meets today, providing members with a creative environment and the opportunity to meet up with like-minded local people, shar ...
formed. * 1888 - Derby becomes a County Borough * 1891 - Population: 94,146. * 1895 ** Midland Railway Institute built. **
Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 188 ...
move to play at the Baseball Ground * 1899 – Derby Technical College founded.


20th century

* 1901 - Population: 114,848. * 1902 – Derby Municipal Secondary School for Boys opens. * 1908 – Rolls-Royce Limited headquartered in Derby on Nightingale Road. * 1910 ** Victoria Electric Theatre opens. ** Cosmopolitan Public Hall built. * 1918 – British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company plant built. * 1927 -
Derby Cathedral The Cathedral Church of All Saints Derby, better known as Derby Cathedral, is a cathedral church in the city of Derby, England. In 1927, it was promoted from parish church status, to a cathedral, creating a seat for the Bishop of Derby, w ...
established (formerly All Saints Church) for the newly created
Bishop of Derby The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese o ...
* 1930 –
Bemrose School The Bemrose School is a foundation trust all-through school situated on Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, England, with an age range of pupils from 3 – 19. Opened as a boys' grammar school in 1930, it became a co-educational comprehensive school i ...
opens. * 1971 ** Rolls-Royce Limited enters receivership before being nationalized **
BBC Radio Derby BBC Radio Derby is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Derbyshire. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on St Helens Street in Derby. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audienc ...
begins broadcasting. * 1972 - Derby County are Football League Champions for the 1971-72 season * 1974 –
Derby Industrial Museum Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England. The museum is located on the former site of Lombe's Mill, a historic silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valle ...
opens. * 1975 **
Derby Playhouse Derby Playhouse was a theatre production company based in Derby, England and the former name of the theatre which it owned and operated from its opening in 1975 until 2008, when the company ceased operating after a period in administration. The th ...
opens. ** Eagle Centre shopping centre in business. ** Derby County are League Champions again * 1977 - Derby is awarded
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as part of the
Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 25th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth throughout 1977, ...
* 1981 - Social
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. * 1988 – Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume established. * 1992 **
University of Derby , mottoeng = Experience is the best teacher , established = 1851 – Teacher Training College1992 – gained university status , type = Public , chancellor = William Cavendish, Ea ...
established. ** Derby Heritage Centre in business. * 1995 –
Derby Grammar School Derby Grammar School is a selective independent school in Littleover near the city of Derby, England. Founded in 1995, to recreate the historical Derby School, (which had become mixed-Comprehensive in the 1970s, and then changed name in 1989), i ...
founded. * 1997 –
Pride Park Stadium Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Derby, England, that is the home ground of English Football League club Derby County. With a capacity of 33,597, it is the 16th-largest football ground in England and the 20th-largest stad ...
opens. * 1998 – Bronze Age Hanson Log Boat discovered near town.


21st century

* 2007 – Saint Alkmund's Way Footbridge opens. * 2009 – Cathedral Green Footbridge opens. * 2011 – Population: 248,700. * 2012 ** 11 May: Allenton house fire.


See also

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History of Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby ga ...
* Timelines of other
cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in East Midlands: Leicester,
Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol ...
,
Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...


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* . Includes Derby area directories, various dates. {{Timelines of cities in the United Kingdom
derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...