Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Killhope, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Killhope map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Killhope |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.783250 |
| Longitude | -2.273763 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Killhope commands a lonely, windswept stretch of the North Pennines where the horizon seems to stretch toward an infinite, bruised sky. It lies 7.0 miles east-south-east of Alston (from Alston: bearing 107°T, OS grid NY 824 431), and is situated south-west of Dirt Pot village. The landscape here retains the scars of a subterranean ambition, defined by the industrial remnants of the Killhope Lead Mining Museum that offer a stark, iron-wrought grace to the moorland. Beneath the surface, the earth holds the quiet memory of the Old Moss Lead Vein Sssi, a site where geology reveals the ancient, mineral wealth that once drew men into the dark. Water from the high fells gathers in the stillness of Kidd's Dam, reflecting the passing clouds with a clarity that renders the surrounding heather a deeper, more melancholic shade of purple. Killhope exists as a dialogue between the rugged, unyielding grit of the Pennine earth and the fragile remnants of the industry that sought to hollow it out. Every gust of wind crossing these heights carries the cold, clean scent of stone and water, affirming a world that cares little for the fleeting movements of men.
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Explore Killhope, County Durham, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.783250, -2.273763. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |