Peak District
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The Peak District is an area, mostly within north Derbyshire, in the midlands of England. Administratively, it falls within several other local authorities, but many functions are carried out by the authority for the National Park named after it.[1] Conventionally, it is divided into the "White Peak", the older limestone country to the south, with spectacular gorges, and the "Dark Peak", the more dramatic gritstone moorland to the north. The stony Edges in this area are much used by rock-climbers. Situated between the conurbations of Greater Manchester and Sheffield, it has an estimated 10 million visitors a year.