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High Peak is a Local Government District and Borough of the County of Derbyshire , England . Administered from Chapel-en-le-Frith , it is mostly composed of high Moorland Plateau x in the Dark Peak of the Peak District . High Peak is also an alternative name for the Dark Peak. High Peak was previously a name of a Hundred of Derbyshire covering roughly the same area. See High Peak (hundred) . The borough adjoins the boroughs of Sheffield and Barnsley in South Yorkshire , Kirklees in West Yorkshire , Stockport , Tameside and Oldham in Greater Manchester , Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire . There are four main areas of settlement in the borough: around Buxton in the south west, around New Mills in the west, around Glossop in the north west, around Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith in the central part of the borough, and the Hope Valley in the east. The northern part of the borough is close to the Manchester urban area. It is believed that some of the northern parts of High Peak were considered for inclusion into Greater Manchester ; these areas have closer links to Stockport and Manchester more than they do to Buxton or Derby. Similarly, the villages of the Hope Valley look towards Sheffield and there was even talk of these communities being annexed by that city. The borough was formed on April 1 , 1974 from the former Municpal Borough s of Buxton, Glossop, the Urban District s of New Mills and Whaley Bridge, and Chapel En Le Frith Rural District , as well as Tintwistle Rural District from Cheshire . Settlements in the borough include: : Ashopton : Bamford , Buxton , Buxworth : Castleton , Chapel-en-le-Frith , Charlesworth , Chinley , Crowden : Derwent , Dove Holes : Edale : Fernilee , Furness Vale : Gamesley , Glossop : Hadfield , Hayfield , Hope , Horwich : New Mills : Peak Forest : Rowarth : Sparrowpit : Tintwhistle , Thornhill : Whaley Bridge NATIONAL TRUST The National Trust is a major landowner in the district, owning extensive tracts of moorland and a number of farms, including some in Edale. Features of the Trust's High Peak Estate include Kinder Scout , Odin Mine and Mam Tor . |
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