Derbyshire Dales

Local Authority District in England

Derbyshire, East Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the Derbyshire Dales local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Derbyshire Dales is a district of sweeping hills, limestone valleys, and charming market towns set largely within the Peak District National Park. Bakewell, famed for its pudding, sits at its heart, while Matlock and Ashbourne are lively gateways to riverside walks and heritage attractions. The dales of the River Dove, Wye, and Derwent create stunning natural scenery with trails like Dovedale and Monsal Dale attracting visitors year-round. Picturesque villages such as Wirksworth and Hathersage offer stone cottages, historic churches, and thriving artisan communities. With caves, caverns, and stately homes like Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire Dales captures the essence of rural English beauty.

The administrative boundary of Derbyshire Dales can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Derbyshire Dales.

Map of Derbyshire Dales — Administrative Boundary of Derbyshire Dales (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Derbyshire Dales

What region is Derbyshire Dales in? Derbyshire Dales is in the East Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Derbyshire Dales in? Derbyshire Dales is located in the county of Derbyshire.

Is Derbyshire Dales a city? No, Derbyshire Dales is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Derbyshire Dales? The local authority for this district is: Derbyshire Dales District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Derbyshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Derbyshire County Council.

▶ Official website of Derbyshire Dales District Council 🔗 derbyshiredales.gov.uk

Which police force covers Derbyshire Dales? Policing in Derbyshire Dales is provided by Derbyshire Constabulary 🔗 derbyshire.police.uk, which serves 9 local authority districts: Amber Valley ⁞ Bolsover ⁞ Chesterfield ⁞ Derby ⁞ Derbyshire Dales ⁞ Erewash ⁞ High Peak ⁞ North East Derbyshire ⁞ South Derbyshire.

This district page, Derbyshire Dales, is a sub-page of this county page: Derbyshire and this region page: East Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ashbourne North
Ashbourne South
Bakewell
Bonsall & Winster
Bradwell
Brailsford
Calver & Longstone
Chatsworth
Cromford & Matlock Bath
Darley Dale
Dovedale, Parwich & Brassington
Doveridge & Sudbury
Hartington & Taddington
Hathersage
Hulland
Matlock East & Tansley
Matlock West
Norbury
Tideswell
Wirksworth
Youlgrave

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales is part-parished: 109 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.

Abney and Abney Grange
Aldwark
Alkmonton
Ashbourne
Ashford in the Water
Atlow
Bakewell
Ballidon
Baslow and Bubnell
Beeley
Biggin
Birchover
Blackwell in the Peak
Bonsall
Boylestone
Bradbourne
Bradley
Bradwell
Brailsford
Brassington
Brushfield
Callow
Calver
Carsington
Chatsworth
Chelmorton
Clifton and Compton
Cromford
Cubley
Curbar
Darley Dale
Doveridge
Eaton and Alsop
Edensor
Edlaston and Wyaston
Elton
Eyam
Fenny Bentley
Flagg
Foolow
Froggatt
Gratton
Great Hucklow
Great Longstone
Grindleford
Grindlow
Harthill
Hartington Middle Quarter
Hartington Nether Quarter
Hartington Town Quarter
Hassop
Hathersage
Hazlebadge
Highlow
Hognaston
Hollington
Hopton
Hulland
Hulland Ward
Hungry Bentley
Ible
Ivonbrook Grange
Kirk Ireton
Kniveton
Little Hucklow
Little Longstone
Litton
Longford
Mapleton
Marston Montgomery
Matlock Bath
Matlock Town
Mercaston
Middleton
Middleton and Smerrill
Monyash
Nether Haddon
Newton Grange
Norbury and Roston
Northwood and Tinkersley
Offcote and Underwood
Offerton
Osmaston
Over Haddon
Parwich
Pilsley
Rodsley
Rowland
Rowsley
Sheldon
Shirley
Snelston
Somersal Herbert
South Darley
Stanton
Stoney Middleton
Sudbury
Taddington
Tansley
Thorpe
Tideswell
Tissington and Lea Hall
Wardlow
Wheston
Winster
Wirksworth
Yeaveley
Yeldersley
Youlgreave

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales covers 37 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ashbourne
Bakewell
Baslow
Bonsall
Bradwell (Derbyshire Dales) *
Brailsford
Brassington
Calver
Cromford
Darley Dale
Doveridge
Edlaston
Eyam
Froggatt
Great Longstone
Grindleford
Hartington
Hathersage
Hulland Village
Hulland Ward
Kirk Ireton
Kniveton
Matlock
Matlock Bath
Mayfield (East Staffordshire) *
Middleton (Derbyshire Dales)
Oaks Green
Parwich
Rocester *
Rowsley
Taddington
Tansley
Tideswell
Turnditch *
Winster
Wirksworth
Youlgreave

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Derbyshire Dales.)