High Peak (borough)
| Borough of High Peak | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district; Borough | |
 Shown within Derbyshire and England |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Derbyshire |
| Admin. HQ | Buxton and Glossop |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district; Borough |
| • Body | High Peak Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Cllr Tony Ashton (C) |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | Andrew Bingham (C) |
| • Mayor | Cllr George Wharmby (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 208.1 sq mi (539.1 km2) |
| Area rank | 86th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 91,500 |
| • Rank | Ranked 262nd |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | S, SK |
| ONS code | 17UH (ONS) E07000037 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 97.0% White |
| Website | highpeak.gov.uk |
High Peak is a borough in Derbyshire, England. Administered by High Peak Borough Council from Buxton and Glossop, it is mostly composed of high moorland plateau in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. The district stretches from Holme Moss in the north to Sterndale Moor in the south and from Hague Bar in the west to Bamford in the east. The population of the borough taken at the 2011 Census was 90,892.
High Peak was the name of a hundred of the ancient county of Derbyshire covering roughly the same area as the current district. It may have derived its name from the ancient Forest of High Peak a royal hunting reserve, administered by William Peverel, an illegitimate son of William I, who was based at Peak Castle. High Peak contains much of the Peak District National Park.
The district contains the highest point in both Derbyshire and the East Midlands, Kinder Scout, which stands at 636m (2,087 ft) above sea level.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, by absorbing the municipal boroughs of Buxton and Glossop, the urban districts of New Mills and Whaley Bridge and the rural district of Chapel-en-le-Frith, all of which had previously been in the administrative county of Derbyshire, as well as the rural district of Tintwistle and Woodhead which had been in the administrative county of Cheshire.
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