Peak District Towns & Villages
Edale
Edale The pretty village of Edale is surrounded by probably the most stunning scenery in the whole of the Peak District National Park. It is circled by the towering slopes of Kinder Scout to the north, the Great Ridge of Mam Tor to the south, Win Hill to the east and Dalehead to the west. Edale is also known to many as being the start or end point of Britain’s most famous long distance hiking trail, the Pennine Way. The Pennine Way was the first National Trail in England and is one of the UK’s most famous long-distance walks. Opened on 24th April 1965, it paved the way for public...
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Edensor
Beautiful Edensor Edensor (pronounced ‘Enzer’) is a small but pretty village situated within the grounds of the Chatsworth House estate in the Peak District National Park. The original village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, at which time it was located along the River Derwent, where the buildings were visible from Chatsworth House. This view displeased the then Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, however, and between 1838 and 1842 the entire village was dismantled. Many of the residents were moved to the nearby Chatsworth villages of Beeley and Pilsley, and the planning and building of a new village, over the brow of a hill and out of sight of...
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Eyam
Eyam The beautiful village of Eyam offers a perfect day out for visitors to this part of the Peak District. Set in a stunning location, it has a fascinating and inspiring history, and its narrow lanes are filled with pretty cottages and a wealth of interesting buildings. The Plague Village Perhaps best known for being the site of an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 1600s. It's a tragic tale, but also an inspiring story of great courage. In 1665 a local tailor took delivery of a bundle of cloth from London. The cloth turned out to be full of fleas which, tragically, came from rats that were infected...
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Foolow
Foolow Foolow is a small but delightful village in the White Peak area of the Peak District. It offers quiet, country lanes, pretty limestone cottages, a village green with a medieval cross … even a picture-perfect duck pond, complete with white Aylesbury ducks. The sweet little church of St Hugh is well worth a visit. It was once a smithy, but was consecrated as a church in the late 19th Century. Foolow also has an architecturally interesting Wesleyan chapel dating from 1836. The Bull’s Head pub is situated in the centre of the village and serves honest, locally-sourced food and real ales. It was one of five pubs in the...
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Froggatt
Froggatt The beautiful village of Froggatt in the Derbyshire Peak District is a small but perfectly formed place; a cluster of stone houses on narrow lanes, nestling beneath the mighty gritstone escarpment of Froggatt Edge. Froggatt lies on the banks of the River Derwent, and one of the landmarks of the village is the 17th Century stone arched bridge that spans the water. The very beautiful Derbyshire Peak District village of Froggatt with Froggatt above There has been a settlement in this location for centuries.  The land and properties forming the village of Froggatt was originally held by the manor of Baslow, until it was purchased in the 1200s by...
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Glossop
Glossop The bustling market town of Glossop is located in the High Peak of Derbyshire, on the north western reaches of the Peak District National Park. It is set in spectacular surroundings, has a wealth of history, and lots to offer visitors to the area. Glossop is an ancient settlement, with evidence of a Bronze Age burial site at Shire Hill and other prehistoric remains within the moorland on the edge of the town.  With the arrival of the Romans in England Glossop became a prominent territory, and in AD75 the Romans built a military fort in the area, named Ardotalia. Now known as Melandra Castle, the earthworks are open to...
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