White Peak

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White Peak is the limestone plateau region of England’s Peak District, known for its rolling dales, dry stone walls, and pastoral landscapes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
White Peak canonical 8
White Peak area 1
White Peak plateau 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
limestone plateau
administrativeRegion East Midlands
biodiversity species-rich grasslands
climate temperate maritime climate
contrastedWith Dark Peak
country England
drainage River Dove catchment
River Manifold catchment
River Wye (Derbyshire) catchment
geology Carboniferous Limestone
hasFeature caves
karst landscape
limestone cliffs
swallets
hasSettlement Ashbourne
Bakewell
Buxton
Matlock
Wirksworth
hasValley Dovedale
Lathkill Dale
Monsal Dale
linked to: Lathkill Dale

Wye Valley (Derbyshire)
knownFor dry stone walls
limestone scenery
pastoral landscapes
rolling dales
landUse dairy farming
pasture
sheep grazing
locatedIn Derbyshire
Peak District National Park
linked to: Peak District

Staffordshire
nameEtymology derived from pale colour of limestone
partOf Peak District
popularFor cycling
rock climbing
walking
protectedBy Peak District National Park Authority
relativeElevation lower than Dark Peak
soilType thin calcareous soils
terrain plateau
topography deeply incised dales
tourism major visitor destination in Peak District
traversedBy High Peak Trail
linked to: Monsal Trail

Monsal Trail
Tissington Trail

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peak District hasPart White Peak
subject linked to: Peak District (part)
Dark Peak northOf White Peak
Dark Peak contrastedWith White Peak
Limestone Way locatedIn White Peak
Limestone Way passesThrough White Peak plateau
linked to: White Peak
Peak District contains White Peak
Wye Valley (Derbyshire) partOf White Peak
Tissington Trail partOf White Peak area
linked to: White Peak
Dovedale partOf White Peak
Wolfscote Dale partOf White Peak