Derbyshire Dales District
Shown within Derbyshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Derbyshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 46th 795.36 km²
Admin. HQ:	Matlock
ONS code:	17UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 312th 69,443 87 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.1% White
Politics
Derbyshire Dales District Council http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Conservative
MPs:	Tom Levitt, Patrick McLoughlin

Derbyshire Dales is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. Much of the borough is situated in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent.

The borough borders the boroughs of High Peak, Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire in Derbyshire and also Sheffield in South Yorkshire.

The borough offices are in Matlock. It was formed on April 1, 1974, originally under the name of West Derbyshire.

Places

• Alsop-en-le-Dale , Ashford-in-the-Water
• Bakewell, Baslow, Beeley , Biggin , Birchover , Bonsall , Bradbourne , Bradwell , Brassington, Bretton
• Calver , Carsington , Chelmorton , Cromford, Curbar
• Darley Dale
• Earl Sterndale , Edensor , Elton, Eyam
• Fenny Bentley , Foolow , Froggatt
• Great Hucklow , Great Longstone , Grindleford
• Hassop , Hathersage, Hognaston
• Kirk Ireton , Kniveton
• Little Hucklow , Litton
• Matlock, Matlock Bath, Middleton (near Wirksworth) Middleton (near Youlgreave) , Monyash
• Over Haddon
• Parwich
• Rowsley
• Stanton-in-Peak , Stoney Middleton
• Taddington , Tansley, Thorpe , Tideswell, Tissington
• Wardlow , Wensley , Winster , Wirksworth
• Youlgreave