Small Meres

Small Meres is a locality in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Small Meres is situated nearby to the locality Stony Hill, as well as near Lamb’s Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North of England Lead Mining Museum and Park Level Mine Jigger House And Crushing Mill Water Wheel.

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 northeast of Small Meres.

Park Level Mine Jigger House And Crushing Mill Water Wheel

Industrial building

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Park Level Mine Jigger House And Crushing Mill Water Wheel is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Small Meres.

Rampghill mine

Adit

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Rampghill mine is situated 2½ miles northwest of Small Meres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanehead and Nenthead.

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 2 miles east of Small Meres.

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. Nenthead is situated 2½ miles northwest of Small Meres.

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. Coalcleugh is situated 2½ miles north of Small Meres.

Small Meres

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

54.76213° or 54° 45′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.29734° or 2° 17′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C6VQP63+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8615318130

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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