Peak Dale | |
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A satellite image of Peak Dale |
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Peak Dale shown within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK092769 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BUXTON |
Postcode district | SK17 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Peak Dale is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is located between Dove Holes and Buxton, between 2 quarries. The population falls in the civil parish of Wormhill.
The village used to house quarry workers and their families, but some of the original houses have now been demolished. The village has a club, a playground, and a primary school, which are all used frequently by residents of the village.
Great Rocks Dale lies immediately south of the village.
Peak Dale also has a public band that meets every week; it performs in churches and clubs in the local area. Most of the band is made up of the youth around the area, aged 10 to 18. It plays on 11 November every year for the village.