▁R ush field ▁Bridge , ▁and ▁Bank ▁End ▁are ▁' w ashed ▁over ' ▁by ▁the ▁design ation . ▁Much ▁semi - r ural ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁fr ing es ▁is ▁also ▁included . ▁The ▁green ▁bel t ▁was ▁defined ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁area ▁in ▁Kirk le es ▁amount ed ▁to ▁some ▁ ▁( 2 0 1 7 , ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁Pe ak ▁District ▁National ▁Park ), ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁A ▁subs idi ary ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁green ▁bel t ▁is ▁to ▁encou rage ▁recre ation ▁and ▁le is ure ▁interests , ▁with ▁nearby ▁rural ▁landscape ▁features , ▁green field ▁areas ▁and ▁facilities ▁including ▁Castle ▁Hill ▁with ▁Victoria ▁Tower ; ▁Co al ▁Pit ▁Sc rog ▁and ▁Hall ▁Wood ▁in ▁Le pton ; ▁Black mo or foot ▁res er voir ; ▁Long wood ▁res er voir ; ▁Hud ders field ▁N arrow ▁Canal ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁Col ne ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ; ▁River ▁Hol me ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town ; ▁St orth es ▁Hall ; ▁Kirk he aton ▁cr icket ▁ground ; ▁and ▁Be aum ont ▁Park . ▁Further ▁af ield ▁west ▁of ▁Mars den , ▁Mel th am ▁and ▁Hol m bridge , ▁the ▁green ▁bel t ▁also ▁borders ▁the ▁Pe ak ▁District ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁ ▁Eth nic ity ▁Like ▁many ▁former ▁mill ▁towns , ▁Hud ders field ▁has ▁a ▁higher ▁than ▁average ▁number ▁of ▁residents ▁from ▁eth nic ▁minor ities