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
Uemachi Plateau eastern side of the plateau. On the western side of the plateau there are deposits at sea level from Osaka Bay. The highest point of the plateau is at the base of the main tower of Osaka Castle, 38 meters above sea level. The names of two wards of Osaka City, Higashinari-ku and Nishinari-ku, originate from the formation of the Uemachi Plateau. "Higashinari" (東成) means "East-becoming" and "Nishinari" (西成) means "West-becoming". Uemachi Plateau The Uemachi Plateau (上町台地, うえまちだいち, Uemachi Daichi) is a plateau in Osaka City, Japan, that extends from the Osaka Castle and Tenmabashi area to Tennōji in the