The Peak District

The Peak District in Derbyshire (with some parts of Cheshire) forms part of the Pennine Chain, the "Backbone of England", as it is called. It is an area of high moorland and river valleys, a major part of which has been enclosed in the Peak District National Park. Here are some images from the area.

	A light covering of snow covers the rolling moorland on the edge of the Peak District National Park near *Macclesfield*.
*Dovedale*, one of the most popular river valleys in the Peak District, is beautiful even in the Winter. It was here that Isaac Walton, author of "The Compleat Angler", used to come to fish.
	Milldale, near to Dovedale, is less frequented, but provides a pleasant walk along the dale.
The River Wye, here running through Monsal Dale, has carved out a number of the more beautiful valleys in the Peak District.
	Monsal Head gives a view into both Monsal Dale and Miller's Dale, with the River Wye winding through both. The track of an old railway provides a favourite walking route.
Eyam, the so-called "Plague Village", is one of the many interesting villages in the Peak District. Here, in these cottages, the plague broke out in 1665, brought from London in a bolt of cloth. The villagers of Eyam cut themselves off from the outside world for over a year, to prevent the plague spreading to the whole of Derbyshire.