Peak Forest
Peak Forest is a locality in High Peak District, Derbyshire, England. Peak Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Sparrowpit, as well as near Bagshaw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eldon Hill and The Reading Room.
Eldon Hill
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eldon Hill is a hill in the Peak District National Park in the county of Derbyshire, England, 4 kilometres southwest of the village of Castleton. It is a 470-metre limestone hill whose pastureland is used for rough grazing, although a large proportion has been lost to limestone quarrying.
The Reading Room
Community center
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Reading Room is a community center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleton and Edale.
Castleton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Castleton is a small town in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its two main claims to fame are the 12th-century Peveril Castle and a series of four show caves, where minerals including Blue John, unique to this area, have been mined.
Edale
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Edale is in Derbyshire. Edale is the name of the valley of the River Noe and the name used by most people for Grindsbrook Booth, the settlement where the only train station in the valley is located.
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Town
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a town and civil parish, in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It has been dubbed the "Capital of the Peak", in reference to the Peak District, historically the highland areas between the Saxon lands and the Viking lands. Chapel-en-le-Frith is situated 3 miles west of Peak Forest.
Peak Forest
- Type: Locality
- Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3184° or 53° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.8443° or 1° 50′ 40″ westElevation
1,106 feet (337 metres)Open location code
9C5W8594+97GeoNames ID
7298165
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