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High Peak Estate

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OS grid reference
  
SK122856

Country
  
England

Post town
  
HOPE VALLEY

Shire county
  
Derbyshire

Dialling code
  
01433

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
S33

District
  
High Peak

UK parliament constituency
  
High Peak

High Peak Estate

Similar
  
Winster Market House, Winnats Pass, Longshaw Estate, Stainsby Mill, Peveril Castle

The High Peak Estate is an area of Pennine moorland in the ownership of the National Trust in the Dark Peak area of Derbyshire, England.

The National Trust High Peak Estate is to be known as the 'Dark Peak Area' from summer 2010 which is now part of the Peak District Estate. The Peak District Estate also includes the White Peak Area (formerly South Peak) and the Longshaw Estate near Sheffield and includes a number of sites of interest including:

  • Alport Castles (a spectacular natural landslip)
  • Bleaklow (a massive expanse of wild, windswept moorland)
  • Derwent Edge
  • Kinder Scout (the moorland plateau that was the site of 1932's Mass Trespass) - Kinder Scout is the highest point in the Peak District.
  • Mam Tor
  • Odin Mine (one of the oldest lead mines in the county)
  • Snake Pass - to the east of the estate
  • Winnats Pass - to the north of Castleton

    • References

    High Peak Estate Wikipedia
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