Slate Hill

Places of Interest

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 1½ miles east of Slate Hill.

St John the Evangelist

Church

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St John the Evangelist is a church.

Rampghill mine

Adit

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Rampgill mine is a disused lead mine at Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England UK Grid Reference: NY78184351 It was one of the most extensive and productive mines in Nenthead.

Places in the Area

Coalcleugh

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coalcleugh is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre.

Nenthead

Village

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Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.

Carrshield

Hamlet

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Carrshield is a village in West Allen parish, Northumberland, England. It lies in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. It is a small village with an old school building in the centre of the village. Carrshield is situated 2½ miles north of Slate Hill.

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