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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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 Park Level Mine Jigger House And Crushing Mill Water Wheel and St Thomas‘ Church.
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 440 feet southeast of North of England Lead Mining Museum.
St Thomas‘ Church
Church
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Jcolemanwearhead, Public domain.
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, lead 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″ northLongitude
-2.27179° or 2° 16′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6VQPJH+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 384229554OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7057516
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