Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. At about 1,000 feet above sea level, it is the highest market town in England. Close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is on the edge of the Peak District National Park. A municipal borough until 1974, Buxton then merged with other localities, including Glossop, to form the local government district and borough of High Peak. The population of the town... Show more was 22,115 at the 2011 Census. Buxton landmarks include Poole's Cavern, an extensive limestone cavern open to the public, St Ann's Well, fed by the geothermal spring bottled and sold internationally by Buxton Mineral Water Company, and the cluster of architecturally significant Georgian buildings centred around John Carr's restored Buxton Crescent, including the Buxton Baths. Also in the town is the Frank Matcham-designed Buxton Opera House, which...