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High Spen
High Spen in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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High Spen is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
High Spen is an old mining village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham, England. First recorded in 1379 as a small hamlet called ‘Spen’, the settlement grew in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries with the growth of coal mining in the region. In a modern post-industrial North East England, High Spen functions as a commuter village in the Tyneside greenbelt with 1,935 people calling the village home
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Background
History
With the name ‘Spen’ first appearing in record in 1379, it has been hard to discern its true origins, although the best guess is that it means ‘hedge’ or ‘fence’ and it was used as a boundary between the Manors of Winlaton and Chopwell. High Spen saw slow growth until the start of the 19th century when the Marquis of Bute funded the opening of new mines to replace those on Barlow fell. The village experienced rapid growth, from a population of 212 in 1851 up to an all-time high of 2836 in 1911 despite the physical size of the village being considerably smaller than today. This meant on some streets the average number of residents per dwelling could reach as high as 8 people, often in the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9312, -1.7831
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Spen?
- High Spen is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9312°, -1.7831°.