Green Swang

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.

Park Level Mine Jigger House And Crushing Mill Water Wheel

Industrial building

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Park Level Mine Jigger House And Crushing Mill Water Wheel is an industrial building.

St John the Evangelist

Church

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St John the Evangelist is a church, which is situated 2 miles west of Green Swang.

Places in the Area

Coalcleugh

Hamlet

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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.

Lanehead

Hamlet

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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. Lanehead is situated 2 miles southeast of Green Swang.

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. Nenthead is situated 2 miles west of Green Swang.

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