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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...
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  • Chopwell Colliery was a coal mine situated at Chopwell, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The pit was first sunk in 1781, and was closed on 25 November 1966...
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    he presented Chopwell Soviet, a 30-minute programme on BBC Radio 4 that reviewed the Chopwell miners 80 years after the village of Chopwell became known...
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    Richard Brown (born 22 May 1945; in Chopwell, County Durham), better known by his stage name of Ricky Fenson, also known as Rick Brown, is a British bass...
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    and Medomsley. The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of: Blaydon; Chopwell and Rowlands Gill; Crawcrook and Greenside; Ryton, Crookhill and Stella;...
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  • Tyne, Durham and Northumberland, including Bollyhope Quarry (Durham), Chopwell Woods (Gateshead) and Eshott Hall (Northumberland) which was used for the...
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    upon Tyne. It is also situated close to the villages of Stocksfield and Chopwell as well as to the town of Hexham. It offers views along the Tyne Valley...
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    Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Michael McNestry 1,681 66.8 +5.1 Conservative Louise Beatrice Prince 402 16.0 −3.5 Liberal...
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    Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jamie Joe Park 1,916 70.9 +4.1 Conservative Alexander Robert Telford 419 15.5 −0.5 Liberal...
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  • of the valley, and separates the nearby villages of Blackhall Mill and Chopwell. Although situated in County Durham, Low Westwood has a Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
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  • Clavering (1625–1675) (who had married the heiress to the estate at Chopwell Hall, Chopwell, Co Durham) married William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper in 1706. Their...
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  • outside Chopwell in southern Northumberland, England. It is 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southeast of Stocksfield and 1 mile (1.8 km) northwest of Chopwell. The hamlet...
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    Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dave Bradford 1,464 53.7 +4.8% Conservative Brian Derrick 672 24.7 +15.1% Green David Castleton...
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    Derwent for ten miles (16 km), and included the mining communities of Chopwell and High Spen, the villages of Rowlands Gill, Blackhall Mill, Barlow, Winlaton...
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    and other prominent figures such as miners' leaders, or politicians. Chopwell, often referred to as "Little Moscow", has the only banner (the 1955 version)...
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    well as the aforementioned areas, it also surrounds the communities of Chopwell, Crawcrook, Greenside, High Spen, Kibblesworth, Lockhaugh, Rowlands Gill...
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    merchant; and secondly, in 1706, to Mary, daughter of John Clavering, of Chopwell, Durham. The latter marriage seems to have been based on Cowper's admiration...
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  • John Clavering (19 July 1698 – 23 May 1762) of Chopwell Hall, Chopwell, formerly County Durham, now Tyne and Wear, was a member of a junior branch of...
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    married as his second wife Mary Clavering, daughter of John Clavering, of Chopwell, County Durham. Lord Cowper was succeeded by his son, the second Earl....
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    which was 30 years old, should be rebuilt. New timber could come from Chopwell Woods. Stone from an old pier and tower could be reused. Burrell thought...
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    Closed Berwick upon Tweed Blyth Carville Chopwell Colliery Close Consett Darlington Derwenthaugh Coke Works Dunston Forth Banks Horden Colliery Lemington...
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    Closed Berwick upon Tweed Blyth Carville Chopwell Colliery Close Consett Darlington Derwenthaugh Coke Works Dunston Forth Banks Horden Colliery Lemington...
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  • of representatives. Chopwell and Maerdy have a more similar history, with both areas once housing coal mining industries. Chopwell was first tagged as...
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  • family include Axwell, Callaly, Duddo, Berrington and Chopwell. The marriage of Mary Clavering of Chopwell to William Cowper in 1706 led to the creation of...
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    Closed Berwick upon Tweed Blyth Carville Chopwell Colliery Close Consett Darlington Derwenthaugh Coke Works Dunston Forth Banks Horden Colliery Lemington...
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    office. The wards are: Birtley Blaydon Bridges (Gateshead town centre) Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Chowdene Crawcrook, Greenside and Clara Vale Deckham...
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    1st Earl Cowper and his second wife Mary, daughter of John Clavering of Chopwell, County Durham. He later assumed the additional surname of Clavering on...
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    Closed Berwick upon Tweed Blyth Carville Chopwell Colliery Close Consett Darlington Derwenthaugh Coke Works Dunston Forth Banks Horden Colliery Lemington...
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  • goalkeeper. He was born in Tow Law, County Durham. He played for South Shields, Chopwell, Manchester United, Reading and Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba. profile...
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  • Football League for Ashington and York City and in non-League football for Chopwell and Consett. Joyce, Michael, ed. (2004). Football League Players' Records...
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