Where is the White Peak District?

Area. Broadly speaking, the White Peak covers the Derbyshire and Staffordshire parts of the Peak District from the Hope Valley southwards to the Weaver Hills near the Churnet Valley.

What OS maps cover the Peak District?

There are two Ordnance Survey maps that cover the entire Peak District National Park. The OL1 map covers the northern part of the Peak District, including Kinder Scout, Bleaklow, Black Hill and Ladybower Reservoir. It’s roughly from Chapel-en-le-Frith, Castleton, Hathersage and upwards!

Where is the Dark Peak District?

The Dark Peak is the higher and wilder part of the Peak District in England, mostly forming the northern section but also extending south into its eastern and western margins. It is mainly in Derbyshire but parts are in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.

What is the difference between the Dark Peak and white peak?

To the north, east and west lie the coarse black gritstone of the Dark Peak and to the south, the milky white limestone of the White Peak. The Dark Peak is what’s left of these former deltas after the ravages of the elements have stripped back the layers to the original limestone.

Where is Cheshire White Peak?

It runs for eight and a half miles from Coombs Road Viaduct, one mile southeast of Bakewell to the head of Chee Dale, about three miles east of Buxton.

Where is Chatsworth house situated?

Derbyshire
Chatsworth is located in central England, in the heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire.

What county is high peak in?

High Peak, borough (district), northwestern part of the administrative county of Derbyshire, north-central England.

Is Glossop in the Dark Peak?

In Derbyshire, the Dark Peak extends from Glossop and New Mills, in the north and west, to the urban fringes of Sheffield, in the east and as far south as Matlock. The Dark Peak is a dramatic upland landscape that owes much of its character to the underlying geology of Millstone Grit sandstone.

Is hathersage in South Yorkshire?

Hathersage ( /ˈhæðəsɪdʒ/ HATHə-sidge) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. It lies slightly to the north of the River Derwent, approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) south-west of Sheffield….

How was the White Peak formed?

The White Peak is strongly influenced by the weathering and erosion of the underlying Carboniferous Limestone, formed 350 million years ago by the deposition of calcium carbonate – rich skeletal remains upon the seabed.