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In 1985-86 Rio Tinto Zinc carried out borings near Peel, Derby Haven and Ballasalla.

In 1823 John Butcher, a preacher from Bolton, was landed by fishing boat at Derby Haven and brought Primitive Methodism to the island.

Gell took a look at Stafford but considered the garrison too strong, so he withdrew to Derby.

Wilson was appointed Bishop of Sodor and Man in 1698, having previously served as chaplain to the ninth Earl of Derby.

Much of Lancashire was affected by the Civil Wars, and Warrington, an important crossing on the Mersey and chosen by the Royalist, Lord Derby for his headquarters, saw considerable action.

On becoming a first-class side in 1894, Derbyshire's home games were confined to the County Ground in Derby.

So important were the mines that in Edward I's reign 300 miners from Derby were brought down to work them.

The first silk mill in England had been established at Derby by John Lombe in 1715.

The 15-inch gauge line was based on that developed by Sir Arthur Heywood at Duffield Bank near Derby.

That day, the key to the pool was handed to the Earl of Derby at the entrance gates by Lt Colonel Porritt.

Derby and Lincoln were hovering around the 2000–2200 mark.

The railway came to Burton in 1839 with the opening of the Birmingham & Derby Junction.

It was erected by their famous daughter, Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509), who became the Countess of Richmond and Derby and was the mother of King Henry VII.

From its depot in Reading, having stopped at Shinfield, Arborfield, Eversley and Yateley, a Thorneycroft J Type bus operated by the Thames Valley Traction Company has yet to make a pick up in Derby Green

Built in 1592 for Ferdinand, 5th Earl of Derby, to enable him to watch horse-racing on the sands at Meols, Leasowe Castle was converted into a hotel in 1982.

This is a view that Edward Geoffrey Stanley's statue enjoyed from the Derby Terrace.

This is a view that Edward Geoffrey Stanley's statue enjoyed from the Derby Terrace.

The bulk of the surviving fortifications date from the time of Thomas, First Earl of Derby, and were constructed between 1460-1504 as a defence against Scottish raiders.

Our view clearly shows the terraced housing, built on the north side of the Lune outside the old city walls, where Lune Terrace and Derby Road are today.

Leasowe was built by Ferdinando, fifth Earl of Derby and Lord of Man in 1593 as a summer residence.

It was built in the early 17th century, and was widened in 1925 from 16 feet to 40 feet to carry the increased traffic on the A6 trunk road between Derby and Manchester.

Magnus Barefoot built a timber fort on St Patrick's Isle in about 1098-1103; the bulk of the surviving fortifications date from the time of Thomas, First Earl of Derby, and were constructed in 1460-1504

The glacis was added by Cardinal Wolsey in c1540 while he was serving as a trustee for the underage Earl of Derby.

Only the tower remains from the early 14th-century; the remainder was rebuilt using some original materials by Henry Stevens of Derby in 1848, who also restored a number of churches on the west