Derbyshire Derbyshire Derbyshire () is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend 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
Combs, Derbyshire Combs, Derbyshire Combs is a small village in Derbyshire, England within the Peak District National Park. It is in the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith. 'Combs' is spoken to rhyme with 'looms', though some local residents prefer the older pronunciation, rhyming with 'foams'. The village is bounded to the east, west and south by gritstone edges and moorland, the highest of which is Black Edge (). To the north the embankment of the Buxton to Stockport railway separates it from Combs Reservoir. To the east is Castle Naze, a prehistoric settlement site. Although some of the population of about 100 still work