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White Kirkley
White Kirkley in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
White Kirkley 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
White Kirkley is a small village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, opposite Frosterley, and close to Hill End.
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Background
History
Records of the area surrounding White Kirkley go back as far as 1680, the estate owner John Mowbrey of Low Bishopley prepares an agreement with Thomas Shafto of Newcastle upon Tyne to allow the procurement of lead ore from the land surrounding Stanhope. Soon after it appears that Thomas Shafto dies around 1706 passing his share of the mines to this son Francis Shafto, at the same time John Mowbrey is described in terms suggesting that he is now dead, confusion being that his heir appears with the same name. The lands however remain over the centuries under the ownership of the Mowbrey family. The land on which White Kirkley stands was formally known as 'cruc hyll', with the earliest remains…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7180, -1.9590
Sources
- wikidata: Q7994950 (CC0)
- wikipedia: White Kirkley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is White Kirkley?
- White Kirkley is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7180°, -1.9590°.