Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England.[nb 1] Close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park". A municipal borough until 1974, Buxton was then merged with other localities lying primarily to the north, including Glossop, to form the local government district and borough of High Peak within the county of Derbyshire. Economically, Buxton is within the sphere of influence of Greater Manchester.
Population: 21,300
Latitude: 53° 15' 26.68" N
Longitude: -1° 54' 35.35" W
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is in Leek Road, Bosley, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the ar…
Calton Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, England, showing Olivine Diorite magma chamber. It is the site of an extinct volcano and the quarrying that has now been abandoned means that it is possible to observe the geologica…
Bosley Reservoir is a large reservoir created to feed the Macclesfield Canal system, specifically the twelve Bosley locks.
Blackwell Mill is a location in Derbyshire, near to the village of Blackwell near Buxton, but not part of it.
Barracks Square or the Militia Barracks is a square Macclesfield, England that was first developed in the 1850s as a military establishment.
Arnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. Unlike the other reservoirs in the…
Ann Croft is a place in the parish of Hartington Upper Quarter in the Hundred of Wirksworth.
Alsop en le Dale railway station was opened in 1899 near to Alsop en le Dale and Alstonefield, villages in Derbyshire south east of Buxton.
Waterhouses railway station was a railway station that served the village of Waterhouses, Staffordshire.
The Upper Goyt Valley is the valley of the River Goyt in north west England.
Toddbrook Reservoir was built in 1831 as a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal. It is sited above the town of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak, Derbyshire. The reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It provides habitat for herons, duc…
For the reservoirs near Stalybridge, in Tameside, Greater Manchester known as Higher Swineshaw Reservoir and Lower Swineshaw Reservoir see Reservoirs in Greater Manchester
St. Thomas' Church is at the end of a lane overlooking the village of Mellor, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The church contains the oldest wooden pulpi…
St. Luke's is an Anglican church in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, in the evangelical tradition. Along with St James' Church Glossop, it makes up Whitfield Parish Glossop within the Diocese of Derby.
St Christopher's Church is in the small village of Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Rushton railway station was a railway station that served the village of Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire.
Rowland is a village and a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales District, in the English county of Derbyshire. It is near the larger village of Great Longstone. Rowland lies within the chapelry of Baslow.
The River Hamps is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is tributary of the River Manifold, which itself flows into the River Dove near Ilam.