Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as West Derbyshire; the name was changed to Derbyshire Dales in 1987. The council is based in the town of Matlock, and the district also includes the towns of Ashbourne, Bakewell, Darley Dale and Wirksworth, as well as numerous villages and extensive rural areas. Much of the district is within the Peak District National Park.
Skyline of Matlock, both the administrative centre of Derbyshire Dales and the official county town of Derbyshire
Bakewell, which is famous for being the home of the Bakewell tart.
Ashbourne, known for being both the start of the Tissington Trail and St Oswald's Church
Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. It is in the south-eastern part of the Peak District, with the National Park directly to the west. The spa resort of Matlock Bath is immediately south of the town as well as Cromford lying further south still. The civil parish of Matlock Town had a population in the 2021 UK census of 10,000.
Matlock town centre
The 15th-century Matlock Bridge
Baileys (corn) Mill on Bentley Brook
Specimen of Matlockite in the Mineralogical Museum, Bonn