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Buxton
Buxton
is a
spa town
in
Derbyshire
, England. It has the highest elevation of any
market town
in England. Close to the county boundary with
Cheshire
to the west and
Staffordshire
to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the
Peak District National Park
". A
municipal borough
until 1974, Buxton was then merged with other localities lying primarily to the north, including
Glossop
, to form the
local government district
and borough of
High Peak
within the county of Derbyshire. Economically, Buxton is within the sphere of influence of
Greater Manchester
.
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