| Coordinates: | 53.307, -1.85 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SK 10 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01298 (Buxton) |
The parish of Peak Forest sits in the borough of High Peak in rural Derbyshire, on the western edge of the Dark Peak moorlands of the Peak District. It is a small, scattered community of farms and stone-built cottages set among gritstone edges and lanes, popular with walkers heading out onto the high moors.
Historically the area grew around limestone quarrying and lime-burning, with 19th-century tramway and canal links that moved stone to market; you can still see scars of quarries and old kiln sites. Today agriculture and conservation shape daily life, tourism brings occasional visitors, and many residents commute to nearby towns such as Buxton.
Postcode districts covering Peak Forest
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 19 miles30.6 km
- Sheffield 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Oldham 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Huddersfield 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Stockport 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Salford 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Rotherham 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Chesterfield 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Barnsley 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Macclesfield 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Sale 21.3 miles34.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Dove Holes Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Limestone Peak Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chapel East Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wormhill Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Batham Gate Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Green Fairfield Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wheston Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Chapel West Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Chapel-en-le-Frith Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Barms Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Tideswell Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Stone Bench Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Peak Forest
SK17 8EH, SK17 8EG, SK17 8EJ, SK17 8ED, SK17 8BH, SK17 8GA, SK17 8BZ, SK17 8EQ, SK17 8EL … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 36.8 miles59.3 km
- Dove Holes Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Chapel-en-le-Frith Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Peak Forest Ad
- Cheshire Mews 4.1 miles6.6 km
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 4.3 miles7 km
- Ensana Buxton Crescent 5 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Castle by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Losehill House Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Bike & Boot Peak District 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Little Mill Inn 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Rafters at Riverside House Hotel 5 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Ye Olde Nags Head 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Ashford Arms 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 13.1 miles21 km
- Edgeley Park Stadium 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- University of Sheffield University 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 16.2 miles26.1 km