Copley, County Durham
| Copley | |
| County Durham | |
|---|---|
 Copley Chimney | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ086252 |
| Location: | 54°37’19"N, 1°52’1"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 400 |
| Post town: | Darlington |
| Postcode: | DL13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | County Durham |
Copley is a village of roughly 400 inhabitants in County Durham, It is found nine miles to the west of Bishop Auckland, and six miles from Barnard Castle. It has a rural setting close to the fells of the Durham Dales.
The lower part of the village by the River Gaunless still retains the original chimney and some of the buildings from the old Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.[1]
About the village
The village has no shops nor public house. It has a Village Hall, which is part of the Teesdale Village Halls' Consortium.
Copley has its own weather station[2] run by the Meteorological Office: because of its elevation above sea-level, around the 1,000 foot contour, and position in the north-east, this station is often one of the coldest in the land, with high incidences of ground frosts and snowfalls. The village itself is in a relatively dry and sunny rain-shadow area, though the Pennines can create a local gusty effect, called the Pennine Lee Wave, that can appear suddenly and disappear just as quickly.
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