Chopwell
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Chopwell is a village in the Gateshead district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Rowlands Gill and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hamsterley. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 9,395.

County

Tyne and Wear

Known for

Village in Tyne and Wear, England

A Journey Through Time

The story of Chopwell — from the archive to today.

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Civil parish

Chopwell was formerly a township in the parish of Winlaton. From 1866, Chopwell was a civil parish in its own right, until on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form Blaydon parish; in 1931 the population of the…

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See also

Chopwell Colliery

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External links

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