How much do you know about the Peak District
- It was the first National Park that was found in 1951
- Covering 555 square miles it covers 5 counties, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire & Greater Manchester
- It shows that it is an amazing place to visit by the numbers, 13.25 million people visit each year
- There are no actual mountains, Kinder Scout is the highest point 636 meters
- An amazing 38,000 people live in the Peak District National Park
- Being famous for its caves & caverns the deepest being 400 meters below ground & the tallest “Titan Shaft” at Castleton at an amazing 141.5 meters making it taller than the London Eye
- Average Rainfall 1025mm a year & Sunshine 3.9 hours a day
- 55 Reservoirs supplying 450 millimetres of water each day
- 1,600 miles of public rights of way including 64 miles of Disabled accessible paths
- The National Park symbol “The Milestone” represents all the quarries that have been operating since prehistoric times
- A Distinctive custom – Well Dressing, originally was a pagan ceremony to honour water gods
How much did your really know so far....
- The name Peak District derives from an Old English word “Peac” meaning Hill
- Many films used the Peak District for scenes like Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Jayne Eyre, The Duchess & Pride & Prejudice
- An outstanding 2,900 building are listed, like Chatsworth, Bakewell Medieval Bridge, Peveril Castle, Haddon Hall, Cottages & Centuries old farm buildings
- Around 1,800 farms make up 90% of the National Park
- With Quarries being a major part of the Peak District there are 70 disused & active ones around
- The main industries are Manufacturing, Quarrying, Tourism & Farming
Published on August 11, 2020 in