• There's a traditional verse which states:-

  "When Chesterfield was gorse and broom
  Leash Fen was a market town
  Now Chesterfield is a market town
  Leash Fen is but gorse and broom"

  Leash Fen, or Leys Fen is on the high moorland west of Chesterfield, and said to be the site of a sunken market town, possibly of Iron Age vintage. Several sites on the surrounding moorland have already been excavated - for instance, Gardom's Edge, near Baslow - demonstrating habitation of these uplands during pre-history.

Derbyshire has some unique sayings, some apparently local, some adopted.