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Burnhope is a village and
Two miles south-east are the ruins of Langley Hall, a 16th-century fortified manor house.
Burnhope Transmission Mast Burnhope WaggonwayBurnhope Flatts FarmStone Circle "Gardner's Crop"
{{authority control Villages in County Durham
civil parish
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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.
The village
Burnhope is a village of contrasts, being home to many of the area's poorest and richest people (among them, children's authorTerry Deary
William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the ''Horrible Histories'' series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britai ...
). In 2003 two wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. W ...
s 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
A general strike refers to a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large coa ...
when it was banned at Durham so it was moved to Burnhope. In 1986 a 60th anniversary was held to mark this event.
Burnhope has increased in size rapidly within the last few years with over 120 new homes being built by developer, Keepmoat Homes.
Langley Hall
Two miles south-east are the ruins of Langley Hall, a 16th-century fortified manor house.
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External links
Burnhope Transmission Mast
{{authority control Villages in County Durham