The White Peak is the lower, southern part of the Peak District in England. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In contrast to the Dark Peak, the underlying limestone is not capped by impervious millstone grit, so caves and dry river valleys are common features of the area. The Dark Peak is the higher wilder northern part of the Peak District in England. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter The soils are poor and calcareous, creating grazing land for both sheep and cattle.
Broadly speaking, the White Peak covers the Staffordshire Peaks, the Cheshire Peaks around Macclesfield and the Derbyshire Peaks from the Hope Valley southwards. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle The Hope Valley is a rural area centred on the village of Hope Derbyshire in the Peak District in the northern Midlands of England.
The largest towns in the White Peak are outside the area of the Peak District national park. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution These towns include Matlock and Buxton, while Bakewell and most of the villages in the park are in the White Peak area. Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned Buxton is a Spa town in Derbyshire, England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south Bakewell is a small Market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from 'Badeca's Well' Round the areas of Tideswell, Flagg, Chelmorton and Youlgrave, you can see long thin fields created by the enclosure of medieval strip fields. Tideswell is a Village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England ( location map Flagg is a small Peak District village set in the Derbyshire Dales, halfway between the small Market town of Bakewell and the Chelmorton is a village situated in the Peak National Park, the Derbyshire Dales and the White Peak. Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a Village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying on the River Bradford, four kilometres south of The region is rich in footpaths, bridleways and green tracks that give access to the area.
The area is of interest to geologists, since much of the underlying strata have been exposed by extensive quarrying, and can be seen in the old railway cuttings along the Monsal Trail through Monsal Dale and Millers Dale. Monsal Dale is a valley in the Peak District of Derbyshire in England. Millers Dale is a valley on the River Wye in Derbyshire. It is a popular beauty spot in the Peak District of England, much of the area being
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