Weardale
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Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – the second-larges
A general view of the valley
Weardale Wearhead
Groverake mine, Rookhope, closed in 1999 (lead and fluorspar)
Weardale campaign
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The Weardale campaign, part of the First War of Scottish Independence, occurred during July and August 1327 in Weardale, England. A Scottish force under James, Lord of Douglas, and the earls of Moray
Weardale
…effective life of the lead industry, miners and companies being lessees. In 1327 Edward III led his first military campaign in Weardale. The so-called Weardale campaign against the Scots was a military failure but led to the politically important Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton. The campaign was graphically described…
Battle of Stanhope Park
Execution of Hugh Despenser
An English herald approaches the Scots.
A late-medieval camp being stormed