in the 9th cent， one of the Five Boroughs of the Danes England#39s first silk mill was built there in 1718 Derby is the birthplace of the philosopher Herbert Spencer Noteworthy are the Cathedral of All Saints， with its Perpendicular tower 1509–27， the Roman Catholic Churc。

德比，在不少国家的意思，是代表两队位于同一城市或邻近地区的球队通常指足球队所进行的比赛例如北伦敦德比是阿森纳对托特纳姆热刺这名词有时亦会用以形容两队在同区或全国皆有重要地位球队的比赛德比一词可能原于每年在忏悔节Shrove Tuesday及大斋首日Ash Wednesday在英格兰中部德贝代尔。