Killhope

Killhope

Killhope is a small settlement at the very highest end of Weardale in County Durham, England.

Home of a lead mining museum based at the old Park Head Mine. [http://www.durham.gov.uk/killhope/usp.nsf/pws/killhope+-+Killhope+Homepage]


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