Killhope

{{short description|Village in Weardale, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}

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| official_name= Killhope

| civil_parish = Stanhope

| country= England

| region= North East England

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| unitary_england= County Durham

| lieutenancy_england= County Durham

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|static_image= The A689, Killhope, Stanhope - geograph.org.uk - 4297328.jpg

|static_image_caption= Passing through Killhope

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Killhope is a small settlement at the very highest end of Weardale in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. Killhope Pass, the road linking Killhope, County Durham to Nenthead, Cumbria, reaches 627m (2057 feet) above sea level. This makes it the highest paved public A road in the UK.

File:Killhope Lead Mine - geograph.org.uk - 3876623.jpg

The village is home of the North of England Lead Mining Museum which is based at the old Park Head Mine.{{cite web|url=http://www.killhope.org.uk/Pages/KillhopeHomePage.aspx |title=Killhope Home Page |publisher=www.killhope.org.uk |accessdate=2009-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728073815/http://www.killhope.org.uk/Pages/KillhopeHomePage.aspx |archivedate=2009-07-28 }}

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