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The White Peak is the lower southern part of the Peak District in England. In contrast to the Dark Peak the underlying limestone is not capped by impervious millstone grit so caves and dry river valleys are common features of the area. The soils are poor and calcareous creating grazing land for both sheep and cattle.Broadly speaking the White Peak covers the Staffordshire Peaks the Cheshire Peaks around Macclesfield and the Derbyshire Peaks from the Hope Valley southwards.
