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===Settlements===
Bakewell is the largest settlement and only town in the national park;, itsand is the location of the National Park Authority’s offices. Its five-arched bridge over the River Wye dates from the 13th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.places-to-go.org.uk/Bakewell.htm |title=Bakewell |publisher=Places-to-go.org.uk |year=2003 |accessdate=18 June 2009}}</ref> Castleton is the centre of production of the semi-precious mineral [[Blue John (mineral)|Blue John]], while the village of Eyam is known for its self-imposed quarantine during the [[Black Death in England|Black Death]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_plague/index.html |title=Mystery of the Black Death |publisher=[[Secrets of the Dead]] |accessdate=18 June 2009}}</ref> [[Edale]] is the southern terminus of the [[Pennine Way]], a 268-mile [[National Trails|national trail]] which transverses most of the Pennines and ends at [[Kirk Yetholm]] in the [[Anglo-Scottish border|Scottish border]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/pennine-way|title=Trail stats, Pennine Way|accessdate=27 May 2019|work=National Trails Homepage|publisher=[[The Countryside Agency]]}}</ref> Other villages within the park include [[Flash, Staffordshire|Flash]], [[Hathersage]], [[Hartington, Derbyshire|Hartington]], [[Ilam, Staffordshire|Ilam]] and [[Tideswell]].
The towns of [[Glossop]], [[Chapel-en-le-Frith]], Buxton, [[Macclesfield]], [[Leek, Staffordshire|Leek]], Ashbourne, [[Matlock, Derbyshire|Matlock]] and [[Chesterfield]] are on the fringes of the national park. The spa town of Buxton was developed by the [[Duke of Devonshire|Dukes of Devonshire]] as a genteel health resort in the 18th century<ref name="Visit Buxton">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitbuxton.co.uk/ |title=Visit Buxton |publisher=VisitBuxton.co.uk |year=2007 |accessdate=18 June 2009}}</ref> while the [[spa]] at Matlock Bath in the valley of the River Derwent was popularised in the Victorian era. [[Hayfield, Derbyshire|Hayfield]] is at the foot of Kinder Scout, the highest summit in the area. Other towns and villages fringing the park include [[Whaley Bridge]], [[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]], [[Tintwistle]], [[Marsden, West Yorkshire|Marsden]], [[Holmfirth]], [[Stocksbridge]], [[Darley Dale]] and [[Wirksworth]].
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