Tintwistle is village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,401. The village is just north of Glossop, and is close to Greater Manchester. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Location within the British Isles Glossop is a town in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ...

Until 1974's Local Government Act Tintwistle was part of the Tintwistle Rural District in Cheshire. It was transferred to the jurisdiction of Derbyshire because it was decided to exclude it from Greater Manchester, and it would otherwise have been left an exclave. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Local Government Act 1972 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales, on April 1, 1974. ... This article is about the English county. ... D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ...