Ramshaw, Consett

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Ramshaw
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Ramshaw
Location within County Durham
OS grid reference NY950473
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Durham
Postcode district DH8
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
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UK
England
County Durham
54°49′16″N2°04′41″W / 54.821°N 2.078°W / 54.821; -2.078

Ramshaw is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Hunstanworth, a few miles west of Consett.

Lead mining was an important industry from the 1650s. The London Lead Company operated in the area from the 1700s to the 1850s when the Derwent Mining Company took over. By the 1950s mining had ceased. The mine workings area is a scheduled monument. [1] [2]

The house of the mine's manager still exists, and was built in the 1840s. [3]

There have been 2 crime incidents reported in January 2025. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lead mining remains at Ramshaw, Hunstanworth - 1015862 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Pirt, W.K. (2002). Lead mining in the Derwent Valley. North Mine Research Society.
  3. ↑ "RAMSHAW HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS, Hunstanworth - 1229597 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "https://www.crime-statistics.co.uk/postcode/DL14%200PD".{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)


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