Burnhope

Burnhope
Burnhope
	; Coal chauldrons and pit wheel sculpture at Burnhope. (Opened by MP Hilary Armstrong and two of the local school children, Mark Gray and Kerry Pinnington)
	Burnhope Location within County Durham
Population	1,564 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ187482
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURHAM
Postcode district	DH7
Dialling code	01207
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North West Durham;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°49′41″N 1°42′32″W / 54.828°N 1.709°WCoordinates: 54°49′41″N 1°42′32″W / 54.828°N 1.709°W

Burnhope near Lanchester[]

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.^[1] 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.

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 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 with Burnhope Television Mast in the background.

Langley Hall[]

Langley Hall

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

Burnhope in Upper Weardale[]

Burnhope was also the name of a village in upper Weardale, which is further west in County Durham. The village was inundated in the 1930s by the filling of Burnhope Reservoir.

References[]

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 July 2015.

External links[]

[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[1]

v t Civil parishes in County Durham
including Stockton-on-Tees (north of the river)
Darlington	Parishes Archdeacon Newton Barmpton Bishopton Brafferton Coatham Mundeville Denton Great Burdon Great Stainton Heighington High Coniscliffe Houghton le Side Hurworth Killerby Little Stainton Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent Middleton St. George Morton Palms Neasham Piercebridge Sadberge Summerhouse Walworth Unparished areas The former Darlington County Borough
County Durham	Towns Barnard Castle Bishop Auckland Chilton Ferryhill Great Aycliffe Greater Willington Peterlee Seaham Sedgefield Shildon Spennymoor Stanley Tow Law Parishes Barforth Barningham Bearpark Belmont Bishop Middleham Bolam Boldron Bournmoor Bowes Bradbury and the Isle Brancepeth Brandon and Byshottles Brignall Burnhope Cassop-cum-Quarrington Castle Eden City of Durham Cleatlam Cockfield Cornforth Cornsay Cotherstone Coxhoe Croxdale and Hett Dalton-le-Dale Dene Valley Easington Colliery Easington Village Edmondbyers Edmondsley Eggleston Eldon Esh Etherley Fishburn Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Hamsterley Haswell Hawthorn Headlam Healeyfield Hilton Holwick Horden Hunderthwaite Hunstanworth Hutton Henry Hutton Magna Ingleton Kelloe Lanchester Langton Lartington Little Lumley Lunedale Marwood Mickleton Middleton in Teesdale Middridge Monk Hesleden Mordon Morton Tinmouth Muggleswick Murton Newbiggin Ouston Ovington Pelton Pittington Rokeby Romaldkirk Sacriston Satley Scargill Shadforth Sherburn Village Shincliffe Shotton South Bedburn South Hetton Staindrop Stanhope Startforth Thornley Toft Hill Trimdon Urpeth Waldridge Wackerfield West Auckland Westwick Wheatley Hill Whorlton Windlestone Wingate Winston Witton Gilbert Witton-le-Wear Wolsingham Woodland Unparished areas The former Chester le Street Urban District Consett Parts of the former Durham Municipal Borough Parts of the former Bishop Auckland Urban District Crook and Willington Urban District Stanley Urban District
Hartlepool	Towns Headland Parishes Brierton Claxton Dalton Piercy Elwick Greatham Hart Newton Bewley Unparished areas Part of the former Hartlepool County Borough
Stockton-on-Tees	Towns Billingham Parishes Aislaby Carlton Egglescliffe Elton Longnewton Preston-on-Tees Redmarshall Wolviston Wynyard Unparished areas Part of the former Teesside County Borough
For further information about the above parishes, see List of civil parishes in County Durham. For the part of Stockton-on-Tees (borough) south of the River Tees, see List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire.

Burnhope
Coal chauldrons and pit wheel sculpture at Burnhope. (Opened by MP Hilary Armstrong and two of the local school children, Mark Gray and Kerry Pinnington)
Burnhope Location within County Durham
Population	1,564 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ187482
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURHAM
Postcode district	DH7
Dialling code	01207

Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East

UK Parliament	North West Durham
List of places UK England County Durham 54°49′41″N 1°42′32″W / 54.828°N 1.709°W / 54.828; -1.709Coordinates: 54°49′41″N 1°42′32″W / 54.828°N 1.709°W / 54.828; -1.709