Derwentside area

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The Derwentside area is a former local government district in County Durham, England, centered on the town of Consett and known for its industrial and coal-mining heritage.

All labels observed (3)

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Derwentside 2
Derwentside area canonical 2
Derwentside district 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former local government district
adjacentTo Durham City area
linked to: Borough of Durham

Tyneside urban area
adminHQ Consett
centeredOn Consett
containsTown Consett
Stanley
containsVillage Annfield Plain
Burnhope
Burnopfield
Castleside
Catchgate
Craghead
Dipton
Ebchester
Hamsterley Colliery
Lanchester
Leadgate
Medomsley
New Kyo
Rowlands Gill
Shotley Bridge
South Moor
Tanfield
country England
governmentType non-metropolitan district
hasDemographicCharacter largely working-class communities
hasEconomicHistory closure of steelworks at Consett
decline of coal mining in late 20th century
hasFeature former collieries
post-industrial regeneration sites
reclaimed industrial land
hasHeritage coal-mining heritage
industrial heritage
hasLandscapeType upland fringe
valley settlements
hasTransportHistory railway-linked coal industry
historicalIndustry coal mining
heavy engineering
iron and steel production
knownFor coal-mining communities
industrial landscape
locatedIn County Durham
Derwent Valley
namedAfter River Derwent
partOf North East England
partOfHistoricCounty Durham
region North East England

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Consett partOf Derwentside area
Stanley, County Durham locatedIn Derwentside area
Stanley, County Durham formerDistrict Derwentside
linked to: Derwentside area
River Derwent (County Durham–Northumberland) region Derwentside
subject linked to: River Derwent
linked to: Derwentside area
Tynedale District borderedBy Derwentside district
linked to: Derwentside area