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High Peak is a
Non-metropolitan district and
borough of the
non-metropolitan county of
Derbyshire,
England. Administered from
Chapel-en-le-Frith, it's mostly composed of high
moorland plateau in the
Dark Peak of the
Peak District.
High Peak Hundred was the name of a
hundred of the
ancient county of Derbyshire covering roughly the same area as the current district. It may have derived its name from the ancient
Forest of High Peak a royal hunting reserve, administered by
William Peverel, an illegitimate son of
William I, who was based at
Peak Castle. High Peak is also an alternative name for the Dark Peak.
Creation
The borough was formed on
April 1,
1974, by absorbing the
municipal boroughs of
Buxton and
Glossop, the
urban districts of
New Mills and
Whaley Bridge and the
rural district of Chapel-en-le-Frith, all of which had previously been in the
administrative county of Derbyshire, as well as the rural district of
Tintwistle which had been in the administrative county of
Cheshire.
Neighbouring local government districts
The borough adjoins the
metropolitan boroughs of the
City of Sheffield and
Barnsley in
South Yorkshire, the metropolitan borough of
Kirklees in
West Yorkshire, the metropolitan boroughs of
Stockport,
Tameside and
Oldham in
Greater Manchester, the district of
Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and the counties of Cheshire and
Staffordshire.
Main Settlements
There are five main areas of settlement in the borough: around Buxton in the south west, around New Mills in the west, around Glossop in the north west, around Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith in the central part of the borough, and the
Hope Valley in the east. The northern part of the borough is close to the
Manchester urban area. Some of the northern parts of High Peak were considered for inclusion in
Greater Manchester. These areas have closer links to
Stockport and
Manchester than the settlements nearer
Derby. Similarly, the villages of the Hope Valley are more closely linked to Sheffield and it has been considered whether these communities should be incorporated into that city.
Settlements in the borough include:
- Ashopton
- Bamford, Buxton, Buxworth
- Castleton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Charlesworth, Chinley, Crowden
- Derwent, Dove Holes
- Edale
- Fernilee, Furness Vale
- Gamesley, Glossop
- Hadfield, Hayfield, Hope, Horwich End
- New Mills
- Peak Forest
- Rowarth
- Sparrowpit
- Taxal, Tintwistle, Thornhill
- Whaley Bridge
National Trust
The
National Trust is a major landowner in the district, owning extensive tracts of moorland and a number of farms, including some in Edale. Features of the Trust's
High Peak Estate include
Kinder Scout,
Odin Mine and
Mam Tor.
Further Information
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