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Hamsterley, near Consett
The historic Derwentcote Steel Furnace from the 1720s is nearby.
Not to be confused with Hamsterley, near Bishop Auckland, also in County Durham.
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. It was known until recently as Hamsterley Colliery, after the large mining colliery situated to the south of the village by the south banks of the River Derwent. The colliery lay halfway between Hamsterley and High Westwood; it opened in 1864 and closed on 2 February 1968.
Hamsterley Hall was the birthplace of the hunting novelist Robert Smith Surtees, author of Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities. One of two villages of this name in County Durham, Hamsterley should not be confused with the larger village of Hamsterley, near Bishop Auckland, 20 miles to the south.
It borders the small hamlet of Low Westwood.
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Derwentcote Steel Furnace
- Overview Map "Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.....and was used for cementation, …
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Blackhall Mill
- Overview Map Street View Blackhall Mill is a village in Gateshead just south of Chopwell. It is situated on the noth bank of the River Derwent opposite Hamsterley in County Durham, on …
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Footbridge connecting Hamsterley and Blackhall Mill
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Corpl. H. JOHNSON, Blackhall Mill, Hamsterley, (Wounded).
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Derwentcote Steel Furnace
- Overview Map "Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.....and was used for cementation, …
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Blackhall Mill
- Overview Map Street View Blackhall Mill is a village in Gateshead just south of Chopwell. It is situated on the noth bank of the River Derwent opposite Hamsterley in County Durham, on …
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Footbridge connecting Hamsterley and Blackhall Mill
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Corpl. H. JOHNSON, Blackhall Mill, Hamsterley, (Wounded).
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
