Killhope is a small settlement at the very highest end of
Weardale
Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – the second-largest AONB in England and Wales ...
in
County Durham, England. Killhope Pass, the road linking Killhope, County Durham to Nenthead, Cumbria, reaches 627m (2057 feet) above sea level. This makes it the highest paved public A road in the UK.
The village is home of the
North of England Lead Mining Museum which is based at the old
Park Head Mine.
References
Hamlets in County Durham
Stanhope, County Durham
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