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Burnhope
Burnhope in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Burnhope is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burnhope is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the 2011 census. Burnhope overlooks Lanchester in the Browney Valley, roughly two miles to the west and Maiden Law is roughly two miles north. Holmside is roughly two miles to the south east.
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Background
Description
Burnhope is a village of contrasts, being home to many of the area's poorest and richest people (among them, children's author Terry Deary). In 2003 two wind turbines were erected in a field between the village and nearby Craghead, creating a new landmark to accompany the transmission mast. Burnhope is the only place that the Durham Miners' Gala has been held apart from Durham. This was in 1926 the year of the General Strike when it was banned at Durham so it was moved to Burnhope. In 1986 a 60th anniversary was held to mark this event. The school was run in 1921 by William Jacques Warwick, with his wife Emmeline teaching in the Infants Department. Burnhope has increased in size rapidly…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8280, -1.7090
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Burnhope
- Postcode
- DH7 0AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
- Official site
- www.durhamwt.com
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnhope?
- Burnhope is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8280°, -1.7090°.