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Hope

Tradition says that a great battle took place here in the 7th century between the troops of Mercia, under King Penda, and Northumbrian troops under King Edwin. The tradition further states that two hills to the north of the village, Win Hill and Lose Hill, were so named because of the battle. However, the village gets its first recorded mention in a charter dated AD 926, where it mentions a great battle won by King Athelstan. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish of Hope had extended to embrace much of the High Peak area and included places such as Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Tideswell, and was one of the largest parishes in England. It remained so until the 19th century, though a market charter was not granted it until 1715.

The parish Church of St Peter was built at the beginning of the 13th century. The only part remaining from that original church is the Norman font. Its tower is 14th-century with a squat spire on top and, though the chancel was rebuilt in 1881, 14th-century piscina and sedilia are incorporated into the walls. The Latin inscription on a chair in the north aisle reads (in translation), ‘You cannot make a scholar out of a block of wood’, and is said to have been carved for Thomas Bocking, the vicar and schoolmaster here during the 17th century. His name also appears on the fine pulpit, and his Breeches Bible is displayed nearby. From the outside, the squat 14th-century spire gives the church a rather curious shape.  In the churchyard can be found the shaft of a Saxon cross.

The Hope Agricultural Show is held every year on August Bank Holiday Monday, and offers something for all the family.