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Categories: National parks of England and Wales | Geology of the United Kingdom | Derbyshire countryside | Mountains and hills of the Pennines Peak District(Redirected from Peak District National Park)
The Peak District National Park is a national park in the north 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.
GeologyThe White Peak is underlain with early Carboniferous limestone, which produces numerous caves. Under the Dark Peak lies shales and sandstones of the late Carboniferous millstone grit. HistoryThe 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 April 17, 1951. 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. GeographyActivities
Climbing AreasWestern Grit (Staffordshire, Kinder, Bleaklow, and the Chew Valley)
Eastern Grit (Derwent Valley, Sheffield, Derbyshire)
Peak Limestone
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