Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire
Country
England, United Kingdom
Areas
Dark Peak, White Peak
Largest settlements
Glossop, Bakewell, Buxton
Geology
Age of rock
Primarily Carboniferous
Type of rock
Primarily sedimentary
Peak District National Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Peak District National Park (shaded green) within England
Area
555 sq mi (1,440 km2)
Designated
17 April 1951 (1951-04-17)
Visitors
Over 13 million[1]
Administrator
Peak District National Park Authority
Website
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk
The Peak District is an upland area in England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivided into the Dark Peak, moorland dominated by gritstone, and the White Peak, a limestone area with valleys and gorges. The Dark Peak forms an arc on the north, east and west of the district, and the White Peak covers central and southern areas. The highest point is Kinder Scout (2,087 ft (636 m)). Most of the area is within the Peak District National Park, a protected landscape designated in 1951.[2]
A 2021 report states that "the Park’s own population numbers around 40,000 and supports an estimated 18,000 jobs, predominantly through farming, manufacturing and, inevitably, tourism".[3]
The area has been inhabited since the Mesolithic era, and was largely agricultural until mining arose in the Middle Ages. During the Industrial Revolution several cotton mills were constructed in the area's valleys by Richard Arkwright. As mining declined, quarrying grew. Tourism came with the railways, spurred by the landscape, spa towns and Castleton's show caves.
^"Peak District Local Government". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^"Quarrying and mineral extraction in the Peak District National Park" (PDF). Peak District National Park Authority. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^"ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF 70 YEARS OF THE PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK". University of Derby. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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