2.2.1

The Peak District

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The Peak District

The Peak District is an upland area located mostly in Derbyshire. Much of the Peak District is rural and is above 300 m.

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The Peak District

  • The Peak District is located at the southern end of the Pennines.
  • The Peak District was designated as the United Kingdom's first National Park in 1951.
  • The Peak District is a landscape of gritstone moorlands and deep limestone valleys.
  • The Peak District is surrounded by large urban centres including Manchester, Sheffield and Derby.
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Geology of the Peak District

  • Geologically, the Peak District is divided into the gritstone of the Dark Peak and the limestone scenery of the White Peak.
  • Glaciation helped shape the landscape of the Peak District in the past.
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Dark and White Peaks

  • The gritstone moorlands of the Dark Peak are often bleak and infertile with large boggy areas.
  • The White Peak in the south and centre of the Peak District has deep, narrow valleys carved in the limestone.

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