Burnhope is a village and

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, England. It is located in the

Craghead Craghead is a former Pit village, mining village in County Durham, England. It is located at the bottom of the valley to the south of Stanley, County Durham, Stanley, on the main road between Stanley and Durham, and not far from the village of Ed ...

valley on the opposite side to

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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

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is roughly two miles north.

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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

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). In 2003 two

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s were erected in a field between the village and nearby

, creating a new landmark to accompany the

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. Burnhope is the only place that the

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has been held apart from

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. This was in 1926 the year of the

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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. Burnhope from Springwell Farm (2nd Octiber 2018)

Burnhope from Springwell Farm (2nd Octiber 2018)

Langley Hall

Two miles south-east are the ruins of Langley Hall, a 16th-century fortified manor house.

References

External links

Burnhope Transmission Mast Burnhope WaggonwayBurnhope Flatts FarmStone Circle "Gardner's Crop"
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