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Peak District

noun

  1. a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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According to the MPA, about 40% of British cement is manufactured in the Peak District, with the rest of the production spread across the UK.

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The Peak District Mountain Rescue team found the man on the side of a hill about 100m from ground level, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

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A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was rescued when he fell down a hillside in the Peak District.

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A walker died after falling from the top of a waterfall in the Peak District, mountain rescue volunteers have said.

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A project to develop a pipeline to capture carbon emitted by cement and lime factories in the Peak District and bury it below the Irish Sea will create hundreds of jobs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.

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