High Peak

:See also the High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)

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High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. Administered from the Chapel-en-le-Frith, it is mostly composed of high moorland plateaux in the Dark Peak of the Peak District. High Peak is also an alternative name for the Dark Peak.

Related Topics:
Local government district - Borough - County - Derbyshire - England - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Moorland - Plateau - Dark Peak - Peak District

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High Peak was previously a name of a hundred of Derbyshire covering roughly the same area.

Related Topics:
Hundred - Derbyshire

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The borough adjoins the boroughs of Sheffield and Barnsley in South Yorkshire, Stockport, Tameside and Oldham in Greater Manchester, Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire.

Related Topics:
Sheffield - Barnsley - South Yorkshire - Stockport - Tameside - Oldham - Greater Manchester - Derbyshire Dales - Cheshire - Staffordshire

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There are four 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, and the Hope Valley in the east.

Related Topics:
Buxton - New Mills - Glossop - Hope Valley

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Settlements in the borough include:

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:Ashopton

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:Bamford, Buxton, Buxworth

Related Topics:
Bamford - Buxton - Buxworth

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:Castleton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Charlesworth, Chinley, Crowden

Related Topics:
Castleton - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Charlesworth - Chinley - Crowden

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:Derwent, Dove Holes

Related Topics:
Derwent - Dove Holes

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:Edale

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:Fernilee, Furness Vale

Related Topics:
Fernilee - Furness Vale

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:Gamesley, Glossop

Related Topics:
Gamesley - Glossop

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:Hadfield, Hayfield, Hope, Horwich

Related Topics:
Hadfield - Hayfield - Hope - Horwich

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:New Mills

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:Peak Forest

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:Rowarth

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:Sparrowpit

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:Tintwhistle, Thornhill

Related Topics:
Tintwhistle - Thornhill

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:Whaley Bridge

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