High Peak, Derbyshire

Borough of High Peak
Non-metropolitan district; Borough
Buxton, one of the two administrative centres of High Peak (with Glossop) and the second largest settlement in the borough
Coat of Arms
Shown within Derbyshire and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county	Derbyshire
Admin. HQ	Buxton and Glossop[1]
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district; Borough
• Body	High Peak Borough Council
• Leadership:	Cllr Anthony McKeown (L)
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Jon Pearce (L)
• Mayor	Cllr Stewart Gardner (L)[2]
Area
• Total	208 sq mi (539 km2)
• Rank	73rd
Population  (2022)
• Total	91,109
• Rank	Ranked 262nd
• Density	440/sq mi (170/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [3]
• Ethnic groups	List 97.4% White 1.3% Mixed 0.8% Asian 0.3% other 0.2% Black
Religion (2021) [3]
• Religion	List 51.5% Christianity 47.1% no religion 1.1% other 0.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	S, SK
ONS code	17UH
GSS code	E07000037
Website	highpeak.gov.uk

High Peak is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, England, covering a high moorland plateau in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. The district stretches from Holme Moss in the north to Sterndale Moor in the south, and from Hague Bar in the west to Bamford in the east. The population of the borough taken at the 2011 Census was 90,892.^[4] The borough is unusual in having two administrative centres for its council, High Peak Borough Council; the offices are in Buxton and Glossop.^[5][6][7] Other towns include Chapel-en-le-Frith, Hadfield, New Mills and Whaley Bridge.

High Peak was the name of a hundred of the ancient county of Derbyshire covering roughly the same area as the current district. It may have derived its name from the ancient Forest of High Peak, a royal hunting reserve administered by William Peverel, a favourite of William I, who was based at Peak Castle. High Peak contains much of the Peak District National Park. The district contains the highest point in Derbyshire, Kinder Scout, which stands at 636m (2,087 ft) above sea level. Its settlements act as commuter centres for people who work in the surrounding counties and other parts of Derbyshire, owing to its proximity to Cheshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire and West Yorkshire.