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West Blackdene County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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Interactive Map of West Blackdene, County Durham

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Place	West Blackdene
Traditional County	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.747038
Longitude	-2.208863
Place Type	Hamlet

About West Blackdene

West Blackdene occupies a rugged fold of the North Pennines where the heather-clad moors meet the persistent, cooling winds of the high dale. It lies 7.9 miles west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 269°T, OS grid NY 866 391), and is situated north-north-east of Ireshopeburn village. The landscape here is dominated by the steep, bruising incline of Poperd Hill, which looms over the rooftops like a sentinel of ancient, unyielding grit. Below this elevation, the land drains into the deep, quiet shadow of Aller Cleugh, where the water carves a path through the limestone bedrock with methodical patience. History lingers in the hollows, evidenced by the skeletal remains of the local lead mining industry that once drew men into the earth to extract the heavy, silver-streaked ore. West Blackdene retains a stark, functional beauty, defined by dry-stone walls that fracture the horizon into irregular, moss-greened parcels of pasture. The light in the late afternoon often turns a bruised plum colour, casting long, thin shadows across the slopes before the encroaching dusk swallows the valley floor. Life here remains tethered to the harsh, honest rhythms of the uplands, far removed from the clamour of the busier lowland centres.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Poperd Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 215° SW
Aller Cleugh (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 070° ENE
Weardale Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 134° SE
Dog Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 170° S
Barbary Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 216° SW
Bents Sike (River) — 0.8 mi, 301° WNW
Stonedrass Well (River) — 0.8 mi, 282° WNW
Former Limekiln (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 248° WSW
Burnhope Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 262° W
Far High House Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 251° WSW · 6 ha
Bleaklaws Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 079° E
Cornriggs Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 322° NW · 15 ha
Middle Level Mine Shop (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 134° SE
Middle Greenlaws Level Lead Mine And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 132° SE · 2 ha
Middlehope Shield And Low Slit Lead Mines And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 089° E · 2 ha
Westgate Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 102° ESE
Killhope Lead Mining Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 314° NW
Frazer's hush (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 024° NNE
Shorngate Cross currick (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 005° N
Allenheads Heritage Centre (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 354° N
The Blacksmith's Shop (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 353° N
North Pennines (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 4.1 mi, 222° SW · 20k acres
Turn Wheel (Waterfall) — 5.2 mi, 085° E
Low Linn (Waterfall) — 5.4 mi, 091° E
Ashgill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.6 mi, 276° W
Nenthead Mines (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 297° WNW
Cow Green Reservoir (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 214° SW
Park Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 6.6 mi, 079° E
High Force (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 173° S
Molluscarium (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 159° SSE

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