Killhope

Killhope
Killhope
	Killhope Location within County Durham
Civil parish	Stanhope;
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Shire county	Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°46′47″N 2°16′15″W / 54.7797°N 2.2707°W

Killhope is a small settlement at the very highest end of Weardale in the civil parish of Stanhope, 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.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Killhope Home Page". www.killhope.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

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[1] "Killhope Home Page". www.killhope.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

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