The Close Lead Mine

No. 4092 of 4,428 in the Lake District, No. 1094 for history. History, 18.6 km from Keswick, just outside the Lake District National Park.

A former lead mine.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-30).

Facts

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