Castleton

Castleton is a small town in the National Park in . 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.
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  • Type: Village with 544 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in High Peak, Derbyshire, England
  • Also known as: “Castleton, Derbyshire” and “カースルトン (ダービーシャー)”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Peveril Castle and Peak Cavern.

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is a ruined 11th-century castle…

Cave
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, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one…

Cave
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is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edale and Bradwell.

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is in . is the name of the…

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the of .

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in the … is situated 2 miles east of Castleton.

Castleton

Latitude
53.3431° or 53° 20′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.7746° or 1° 46′ 29″ west
Population
544
Elevation
636 feet (194 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB CAS
Open location code
9C5W86VG+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 18086345
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653543
Wiki­data ID
Q2103060
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Castleton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Castleton (Derbyshire)”
  • Basque: “Castleton”
  • Belarusian: “Касэлтан”
  • Cebuano: “Castleton”
  • Chinese: “卡斯尔顿”
  • Chinese: “卡斯爾頓”
  • Dutch: “Castleton”
  • Finnish: “Castleton”
  • French: “Castleton”
  • German: “Castleton”
  • Irish: “Castleton, Derbyshire”
  • Irish: “Castleton”
  • Italian: “Castleton (Derbyshire)”
  • Italian: “Castleton”
  • Japanese: “キャッスルトン (ダービーシャー)”
  • Ladin: “Castleton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Castleton (Derbyshire)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Castleton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castleton”
  • Persian: “کسلتون، دربی‌شر”
  • Persian: “کسلتون”
  • Polish: “Castleton”
  • Spanish: “Castleton”
  • Swedish: “Castleton, Derbyshire”
  • Swedish: “Castleton”
  • Welsh: “Castleton, Swydd Derby”
  • Welsh: “Castleton”
  • “Castleton”

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