High Peak, Derbyshire
Borough of High Peak | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Ceremonial county | Derbyshire |
Admin. HQ | Buxton and Glossop[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district; Borough |
• Body | High Peak Borough Council |
• Leadership: | Cllr Anthony McKeown (L) |
• Executive: | Labour |
• MPs: | Robert Largan (C) |
• Mayor | Cllr Peter Inman (L)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 208.1 sq mi (539.1 km2) |
• Rank | 73rd |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 91,104 |
• Rank | Ranked 261st |
• Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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UTC+1 (British Summer Time) | |
Postcode | |
ONS code | 17UH |
GSS code | E07000037 |
Website | highpeak.gov.uk |
High Peak is a
High Peak was the name of a
Creation
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, covering the area of six former districts, which were abolished:[8][9]
- Buxton Municipal Borough
- Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District
- Glossop Municipal Borough
- New Mills Urban District
- Tintwistle Rural District (which had been in the administrative county of Cheshire)
- Whaley Bridge Urban District
Neighbouring districts
The borough adjoins the
Main settlements
There are five 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
Settlements in the borough include:
- Ashopton
- Bamford
- Brough and Shatton
- Buxton
- Buxworth
- Castleton
- Chapel-en-le-Frith
- Charlesworth
- Chinley
- Chisworth
- Crowden
- Derwent
- Dove Holes
- Edale
- Fernilee
- Furness Vale
- Gamesley
- Glossop
- Hadfield
- Hayfield
- Hope
- Horwich End
- New Mills
- Old Glossop
- Padfield
- Peak Forest
- Peak Dale
- Rowarth
- Sparrowpit
- Taxal
- Tintwistle
- Thornhill
- Whaley Bridge
- Woodhead
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.
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of High Peak.
Individuals
- John Pritchard: 15 November 2022.[10]
Military Units
- The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment: 1974.
- The Mercian Regiment: 18 December 2007.[11]
- The Royal British Legion (6 local branches): 7 November 2018.[12][13]
Media
In terms of television, the area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada broadcasting from the Winter Hill transmitter.[14] Some eastern parts of the High Peak such as Hope Valley are served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter.[15]
Radio stations for the area are:
- BBC Radio Manchester on 95.1 FM (covering Glossop, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Hadfield, New Mills and Whaley Bridge).
- BBC Radio Derby on 96.0 FM (covering Buxton) and 95.3 FM (for Hope Valley).
- Greatest Hits Radio Derbyshire (High Peak) on 103.3 FM, 106.4 FM, and 106.6 FM.
Local newspapers are the Buxton Advertiser, Peak Advertiser[16] and Glossop Chronicle.
See also
References
- ^ "High Peak Borough Council: Find Us". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Mayor of High Peak". High Peak Borough Council. 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Borough Council population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Contact Us". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Robert Largan MP's Grit Bin Petition". Robert Largan MP. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "High Peak Borough Council". landlordlaw.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 August 2022
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 22 August 2022
- ^ Downes, Emma (15 November 2022). "Longest-serving High Peak borough councillor given Freedom of Borough". The Glossop Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Freedom of Borough honour for High Peak British Legion – High Peak Borough Council". Government of the United Kingdom.
- ^ "High Peak British Legion branches granted Freedom of the Borough". buxtonadvertiser.co.uk.
- ^ "Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. May 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Full Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. May 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Peak Advertiser". Retrieved 16 April 2024.