Derbyshire
High Peak District
Edale

Back Tor

Back Tor is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,437 feet. Back Tor is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Peveril Castle and Mam Tor.

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is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of in the English county of . It was the main settlement of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the…

Peak
is a 517 m hill near in the High Peak of , England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.

Railway station
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serves the rural village of in the , in . It is located 20 miles west of and 22 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleton and Aston.

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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.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in the district of , England, located in the near . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the of . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,416. It lies south of the main body of the but is usually included among its settlements.

Back Tor

Latitude
53.3617° or 53° 21′ 42″ north
Longitude
-1.7826° or 1° 46′ 58″ west
Elevation
1,437 feet (438 metres)
Open location code
9C5W9668+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245804895
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Back Tor Bridge and Nether Booth.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brocker Booth Plantation and Back Tor Wood.

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