Born on May 12, 1820, the nursing pioneer spent her early years in Derbyshire, where her family owned a large estate.
- Derby city is located in the centre of the UK. London is about 125 miles south, while Manchester lies 90 miles to the north.
- It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town.
- Derby was settled by Romans – who established the town of Derventio – Saxons and Vikings, who made Derby one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe’s Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry.
- Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing, home to the world’s second largest aero-engine manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, and Derby Litchurch Lane Works, for many years the UK’s only train manufacturer. Toyota Manufacturing UK’s automobile headquarters is south west of the city at Burnaston.
