Municipal Borough of Buxton

{{Short description|Former local government area in the UK}}

{{for|the town|Buxton}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{infobox historic subdivision|

|Name= Buxton

|Status= Municipal Borough

|Start= 1894

|End= 1974

|Replace= High Peak

|Map= 250px
Municipal Borough of Buxton shown within Derbyshire in 1970.

|PopulationFirst= 10,024

|PopulationFirstYear= 1911

|PopulationLast= 19,155

|PopulationLastYear= 1961

|AreaFirst= {{convert|1310|acre|km2}}

|AreaFirstYear= 1911

|AreaLast= {{convert|6337|acre|km2}}

|AreaLastYear= 1961

|Government= Buxton Borough Council

}}

Buxton was an Urban District from 1894 to 1917 and a Municipal Borough from 1917 to 1974 in Derbyshire, England.{{cite vob |name=Buxton Municipal Borough |url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001377|accessdate=2016-03-10}}F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991

It was created as an Urban District in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 and subsequently elevated to the status of Municipal Borough. It was also enlarged at this time when the Fairfield civil parish was transferred to the borough.

The borough was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in northern Derbyshire and Tintwistle Rural District in Cheshire to form the new High Peak district.