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The Peak District National Park is a national park in the northwest of England. It is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found, and the southern White Peak, where most of the population lives.
Geology
The White Peak is underlain with limestone, which produces numerous caves. Under the Dark Peak lies millstone grit.
History
The Mass Tresspass of Kinder Scout was a landmark in the campaign for national parks and open access to moorland in Britain. It became Great Britain's first National Park on December 28, 1950.
The first long-distance footpath in Britain was the Pennine Way, which starts from the village of Edale, in the heart of the Peak District.
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