Rispey Mill (Lead)
Rispey Mill (Lead) is an archaeological site in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Rispey Mill (Lead) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation, as well as near the village Westgate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grove Rake Mine Lodging Shop and Church of St John the Evangelist.
Grove Rake Mine Lodging Shop
Industrial building
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grove Rake Mine Lodging Shop is an industrial building, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Rispey Mill (Lead).
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 2 miles east of Rispey Mill (Lead).
Rookhope War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rookhope War Memorial is situated 2 miles east of Rispey Mill (Lead).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lintzgarth and Rookhope.
Lintzgarth
Hamlet
Lintzgarth is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Rookhope. The Lintzgarth smeltmill was built in 1737 and was used for smelting lead by all of the leadmines in the Rookhope valley.
Rookhope
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rookhope is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. A former lead and fluorspar mining community, it first existed as a group of cattle farms in the 13th century. Rookhope is situated 2 miles east of Rispey Mill (Lead).
Westgate
Village
Westgate is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale between St John's Chapel and Eastgate. In the 2001 census Westgate had a population of 298. Westgate is situated 3 miles south of Rispey Mill (Lead).
Rispey Mill (Lead)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78091° or 54° 46′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.14461° or 2° 8′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6VQVJ4+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 9847008057OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation and Hawksike Quarry.
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