Town

Buxton

Located in High Peak District, Derbyshire Coordinates: 53°15′27″ N 1°54′35″ W

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Location in United Kingdom

Population: 20,048; 20K
Elevation: 316 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00

About Buxton

Buxton is a town. Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire. Population: 20,048. Elevation: 316 m.

From Wikipedia

Buxton is a spa town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level. It lies close to Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. In 1974, the municipal borough merged with other nearby boroughs, including Glossop, to form the local government district and borough of High Peak.

At a glance

Area: 5.3 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

Most populous of 3 places in High Peak District
Nearest larger town: High Peak District, 13 km N
43 sights and natural places within 10 km Grin Low, Fox Low

Airports nearest to Buxton

Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 27 km
East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 61 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 63 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Grin Low Mountain, High Peak District
1.8 km SW
Fox Low Mountain, High Peak District
2.2 km S
Burbage Edge Mountain, High Peak District
3.2 km W
Combs Head Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
3.1 km NW
Waterswallows Hill Mountain, Green Fairfield
3.2 km NE
Axe Edge Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
5 km SW
Black Edge Mountain, Chapel-en-le-Frith
3.8 km N
Axe Edge Moor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
3.8 km SW