Low Hill

Low Hill is a locality in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Low Hill is situated nearby to the locality Slate Hill, as well as near The Rake.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North of England Lead Mining Museum and St John the Evangelist.

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.

St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Nearby places include Coalcleugh and Nenthead.

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

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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. Lanehead is situated 2½ miles east of Low Hill.

Low Hill

Type: Locality
Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.78161° or 54° 46′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.30873° or 2° 18′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C6VQMJR+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6738157822

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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