During the Bronze Age that real signs regarding agriculture and settlements have been traced in the county. In the poorly drained lands of the Peak District after archeological search, fertile field signs of clearance and hut circles were found. Although this area and one another settlement are the only two found at Swarkestone.

Roman invaders were attracted to Derbyshire because it had a lead ore that was situated in the limestone hills. They established themselves allover the county and constructed forts built near Glossop and near Brough in the Hope Valley. Much later they started settling around Buxton, which was famous for its warm springs and built a fort near modern day Derby at the place which these days is known as Little Chester. In the Repton area, many kings of Mercia are buried.

In the west Derbyshire is a compound of rural economy, in the north east at Bolsover district it forms a coal mining economy, the Ilkeston is surrounded by Erewash Valley and in the south near about Swadlincote. Its landscape alters from originally a fertile country in the plain lands to the southern side of Derby. The hill side agriculture of the high gritstone drained out lands of the south Pennines, which impressively start to the north of the city.

Throughout its history it has had a great effect on Derbyshire’s development both topologically and geologically. Added to that it has an abundance of natural resources like coal, iron, lead and limestone. The outcrops of limestone in the middle area led to the creation of large quarries and pits in order to supply the industries of the neighboring cities and towns with lime for building and making steel and in the 20th century in the production of cement.

The industrial revolution led the demand, increasing it manifold for building stone and in the late 19th & early 20th century the railways arrival further enhancing it. All these combined led to birth of large number of stone quarries and their exploitation of the natural resources that were available in that area. This industry had made its mark on the rural area but it is still a significant industry. With lots of stone is still supplied and moved by rail as crushed stone for concrete manufacture and road building. These Limestone regions that existed in middle of Derbyshire were found to include lead ore and so these were also mined since Roman times.

In the late 18th century its loneliness and a huge variety of fast flowing streams led to a rapid rise of water power at the start of the Industrial Revolution, closely followed the mills that were started by Richard Arkwright. These reasons including others, Derbyshire was called the home from where the Industrial Revolution started and a portion of the Derwent Valley was given World Heritage status.

Plenty to think about if you want to visit Derbyshire for a sight seeing tour holiday visit in its Peak District or Lake District which is an extremely popular of Great Britain.