South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire District | |
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Swadlincote, the administrative centre of the South Derbyshire district | |
Shown within Derbyshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Derbyshire |
| Admin. HQ | Swadlincote |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Body | South Derbyshire District Council |
| • MP: | Samantha Niblett |
| Area | |
• Total | 131 sq mi (338 km2) |
| • Rank | 109th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 117,493 |
| • Rank | Ranked 211th |
| • Density | 900/sq mi (348/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode | |
| ONS code | 17UK (ONS) E07000039 (GSS) |
South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district covers the towns of Melbourne and Swadlincote as well as numerous villages and hamlets such as Hilton, Hatton, Etwall, Aston-on-Trent, Repton, Weston-on-Trent and Willington. About a third of the National Forest lies within the district.
The neighbouring districts are Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley, Derby, Erewash, North West Leicestershire, Lichfield and East Staffordshire.