Burtree Fell

Burtree Fell is a hill in Stanhope, County Durham, England and has an elevation of 2,008 feet. Burtree Fell is situated near the village Allenheads, as well as near the hamlet Lanehead.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Thomas‘ Church and Allenheads Inn.

St Thomas‘ Church

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Thomas‘ Church is situated 1½ miles south of Burtree Fell.

Allenheads Inn

Hotel

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Allenheads Inn is a hotel.

North of England Lead Mining Museum

Museum

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The North of England Lead Mining Museum, better known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine. North of England Lead Mining Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Burtree Fell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allenheads and Lanehead.

Allenheads

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allenheads is a former mining village in the Pennines to the north of Weardale in Northumberland, England. Lead extraction was the settlement's industry until the mine closed in the late 19th century.

Lanehead

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria.

Cowshill

Hamlet

Photo: Jcolemanwearhead, Public domain.

Cowshill is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale, between Lanehead and Wearhead. Cowshill is situated 1½ miles south of Burtree Fell.

Burtree Fell

Type: Hill with an elevation of 2,008 feet
Also known as: “Middlehope Moor”
Category: landform
Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.78363° or 54° 47′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.21502° or 2° 12′ 54″ west

Elevation

2,008 feet (612 metres)

Open location code

9C6VQQMM+FX

GeoNames ID

12618580

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Heatherycleugh and Copthill.

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