Burnhope
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. The village 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 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 ...
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Burnhope From Springwell Farm (2nd Octiber 2018)
Burnhope is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley, County Durham, Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. Burnhope overlooks Lanchester, County Durham, Lanchester in the River Browney, 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 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 List of masts, transmission mast. Burnhope is the only place that the Durham Miners' Gala has been held apart from Durham, England, Durham. This was in 1926 the year of the UK General Strike of 1926, General Strike ...
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