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and fountain), apparently for the Ryder family. It later became John Duncan School, which closed in 2003. It has now been converted into private apartments. Corbar Hill Hydro was converted from the
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Nithen Quarry on Corbar Hill was used for many years as a source of high quality sandstone for the buildings of Buxton, including the town hall, which was built in the 1890s.
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18:Hill in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England
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406:"JOHN DUNCAN SCHOOL WYE HOUSE (1259375)"
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296:"'Iconic' wooden cross is replaced"
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217:View of Corbar Hill from Buxton
271:"CRoW and Coastal Access Maps"
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236:nurses' accommodation.
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884:Heights of Abraham
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1084:Stanton Moor
1079:Stanage Edge
1049:Shutlingsloe
999:Mount Famine
984:Merryton Low
979:Margery Hill
939:Lantern Pike
909:Hollins Hill
824:Gratton Hill
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1124:Whaley Moor
1119:Wetton Hill
1099:Totley Moor
1089:Tegg's Nose
1074:Sponds Hill
1054:Slipper Low
1039:Rushup Edge
1029:The Roaches
1009:Ossoms Hill
954:Lord's Seat
829:Great Ridge
764:Eccles Pike
759:Durham Edge
739:Croker Hill
734:Corbar Hill
719:Chrome Hill
709:Cheeks Hill
704:Calver Peak
684:Brown Knoll
669:Bosley Minn
629:Blacka Moor
614:Beeley Moor
577:Other peaks
557:Shining Tor
322:"Woodlands"
146:Corbar Hill
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57:Coordinates
24:Corbar Hill
1178:Categories
1149:Wire Stone
1069:South Head
1044:Sheen Hill
899:High Field
889:Higger Tor
879:The Height
869:Haven Hill
774:Eldon Hill
769:Ecton Hill
744:Crook Hill
729:Combs Moss
639:Black Edge
537:Black Hill
243:References
169:Black Edge
158:Derbyshire
150:Combs Moss
67:53°15′57″N
1134:Wild Bank
1064:Snels Low
1034:Rock Hall
959:Lose Hill
944:Lees Moor
894:High Edge
874:Hawks Low
724:The Cloud
659:Bole Hill
644:Blake Low
589:Aleck Low
584:Abney Low
542:The Cloud
180:Holy Year
160:, in the
121:SK 051743
95:Geography
70:1°55′28″W
47:Elevation
1139:Win Hill
1114:West Nab
1019:Pike Low
969:Low Moor
964:Lost Lad
914:High Neb
904:High Low
839:Grin Low
664:Bolehill
654:Bleaklow
619:Big Moor
609:Back Tor
529:Marilyns
300:BBC News
231:(with a
137:Explorer
129:Topo map
100:Location
974:Mam Tor
799:Fin Cop
521:England
228:château
115:OS grid
108:England
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