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Peak District

The Peak District National Park is a national park in the northwest of England. 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.

Table of contents

1 Geology 2 History 3 Geography 4 Activities 5 See also 6 External links

Geology

The White plain is underlain with limestone, which produces numerous caves. Under the Dark Peak lies millstone grit.

History

The Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout was a landmark in the campaign for national parks and open access to moorland in Britain. It became Britain's first National Park on December 28, 1950.

The first long-distance footpath in Britain was the Pennine Way, which starts from the village of Edale, in the heart of the Peak District.

Geography

• Derwent Valley

Activities

• Rock climbing in the Peak District
• horse riding
• walking
• cycling
• caving
• air sports (like hang gliding)
• water sportss
• Aircraft wrecks

See also

• The Roaches

External links

• the official website of the Peak District National Park Authority

• a large collection of photos of the Peak District that can be used to illustrate this site

National parks of England and Wales:

Current Parks: Brecon Beacons | The Broads | Dartmoor | Exmoor | Lake District | North York Moors | Northumberland | Peak District | Pembrokeshire Coast | Snowdonia | Yorkshire Dales

Proposed Parks: New Forest | South Downs

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