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The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England . Most of the area became the first National Park in the nation. It is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak , where most of the Moorland is found, and the southern White Peak , where most of the population lives. The park's controlling authority claims it to be the world's second most popular national park. GEOLOGY .]] The White Peak is underlain with early Carboniferous Limestone , which produces numerous Cave s. Under the Dark Peak lie shales and sandstones of the late Carboniferous Millstone Grit . Much of the Peak, and its adjacent areas, approximates to the structure of an eroded dome. The coal measures of the carbonifous lie just outside the district, especially on the eastern edge. Then, moving inwards, come the gritstone edges, the shales, and in the central region the limestone of the White Peak. For a detailed description of the geology of the area see Cope's monograph . HISTORY The Mass Trespass Of Kinder Scout , the highest point in the Peak District, was a landmark in the campaign for National Park s and open access to Moorland in Britain. The Peak District National Park became the United Kingdom 's first national park on April 17 , 1951 . The first Long-distance Footpath in the United Kingdom was the Pennine Way , which starts from the village of Edale in the heart of the Peak District. GEOGRAPHY The Park boundaries were drawn to exclude large towns from the park. However, Buxton is nearly entirely surrounded by the park. ACTIVITIES .]]
VS 4c) on Stanage .]] CLIMBING AREAS Western Grit (Staffordshire, Kinder, Bleaklow, and the Chew Valley)
Eastern Grit ( Derwent Valley , Sheffield , Derbyshire )
Peak Limestone
SEE ALSO REFERENCE # F. Wolverson Cope, ''Geology Explained in the Peak District'', (1976), David & Charles. ISBN 0715369458 EXTERNAL LINKS
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