Delves Lane

Delves Lane is a small village to the south of Consett, County Durham, England.

There is a crossroads at the south end of the village, with roads heading north-east to Iveston and south-west to Knitsley.

Delves Lane and Delves House perhaps derive their name from the delf holes (pits, quarries) created by the 17th and 18th-century quarrying, attributed to the swordmakers of Shotley Bridge.

The pits provided coal for the Consett Iron Company as well as clay for the Delves brick works.

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Delves Lane's village hall