High Peak
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- See also the High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)
| Borough of High Peak | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Derbyshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district; Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Derbyshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 92nd 540.25 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Chapel-en-le-Frith |
| ONS code: | 17UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.7% White |
| Politics | |
 High Peak Borough Council http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MP: | Tom Levitt |
High Peak was previously a name of a hundred of Derbyshire covering roughly the same area. See High Peak (hundred).
The borough adjoins the boroughs of Sheffield and Barnsley in South Yorkshire, Kirklees in West Yorkshire, Stockport, Tameside and Oldham in Greater Manchester, Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire.
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, 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. It is believed that some of the northern parts of High Peak were considered for inclusion into Greater Manchester; these areas have closer links to Stockport and Manchester more than they do to Derby. Similarly, the villages of the Hope Valley look towards Sheffield and there was even talk of these communities being annexed by that city.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 from the former municipal boroughs of Buxton, Glossop, the urban districts of New Mills and Whaley Bridge, and Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District, as well as Tintwistle Rural District from Cheshire.
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
- New Mills
- Peak Forest
- Rowarth
- Sparrowpit
- Tintwhistle
- 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.
| Districts of the East Midlands |
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| Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Blaby | Bolsover | Boston | Broxtowe | Charnwood | Chesterfield | Corby | Daventry | Derby | Derbyshire Dales | East Lindsey | East Northamptonshire | Erewash | Gedling | Harborough | High Peak | Hinckley and Bosworth | Kettering | Leicester | Lincoln | Mansfield | Melton | Newark and Sherwood | Northampton | North East Derbyshire | North Kesteven | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham | Oadby and Wigston | Rushcliffe | Rutland | South Derbyshire | South Holland | South Kesteven | South Northamptonshire | Wellingborough | West Lindsey | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |
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