Place:Derby, North West, South Africa

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NameDerby
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates25.917°S 27.05°E
Located inNorth West, South Africa
Also located inTransvaal, South Africa    
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Derby is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was named after the British Secretary of State Lord Derby. Derby began as a refuge for destitute people.

Village 117 km west-north-west of Johannesburg, 60 km south-west of Rustenburg and 17 km east of Koster. Laid out on portions of the farms Rietfontein and Vlakfontein, it was named after Lord Derby, British Secretary of State.

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