North of England Lead Mining Museum

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.

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Type: Museum
Description: lead mining museum in Stanhope, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Killhope Lead Mining Museum”, “Killhope Museum”, and “Killhope the North of England Lead Mining Museum”
Address: Bishop Auckland, DL13 1AR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Thomas‘ Church and Cowshill War Memorial.

St Thomas‘ Church

Church

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St Thomas‘ Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of North of England Lead Mining Museum.

Cowshill War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cowshill War Memorial is situated 2 miles southeast of North of England Lead Mining Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanehead and Coalcleugh.

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.

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 2 miles northwest of North of England Lead Mining Museum.

Cowshill

Hamlet

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Cowshill is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale, between Lanehead and Wearhead. Cowshill is situated 2½ miles southeast of North of England Lead Mining Museum.

North of England Lead Mining Museum

Categories: mining museum, local authority museum, mine, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.78244° or 54° 46′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.27179° or 2° 16′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C6VQPJH+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384229554

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7057516

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Park Level Mine Shop and Park Level Entrance Arch.

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