Buxton

Buxton
Buxton town centre
Buxton is located in Derbyshire
Buxton
Buxton
Location within Derbyshire
Population20,048 (2021)
OS grid referenceSK059735
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUXTON
Postcode districtSK17
Dialling code01298
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
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53°15′32″N 1°54′40″W / 53.259°N 1.911°W / 53.259; -1.911

Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.[1][nb 1] It lies close to Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, on the edge of the Peak District National Park.[1] In 1974, the municipal borough merged with other nearby boroughs, including Glossop, to form the local government district and borough of High Peak.

The town population was 22,115 at the 2011 Census. Sights include Poole's Cavern, a limestone cavern; St Ann's Well, fed by a geothermal spring bottled by Buxton Mineral Water Company; and many historic buildings, including John Carr's restored Buxton Crescent, Henry Currey's Buxton Baths and Frank Matcham's Buxton Opera House. The Devonshire Campus of the University of Derby occupies historic premises. Buxton is twinned with Oignies in France and Bad Nauheim in Germany.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Buxton – in pictures". BBC Radio Derby. March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "towntwinning.org.uk". ww38.towntwinning.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.


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