Coordinates: 54°55′08″N 1°48′54″W / 54.919°N 1.815°W / 54.919; -1.815

The main street of Chopwell.

Chopwell is a village in Tyne and Wear, located approximately three miles west of Rowlands Gill and one mile north of Hamsterley.

Traditionally an area of coal mining, Chopwell was nicknamed "Little Moscow" because of the strong support for the Communist Party. Chopwell counts "Marx Terrace" and "Lenin Terrace" among its street names. As well as the river streets like "Humber Street" and "Mersey Street"

In 1974, Chopwell controversially became part of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear and the metropolitan borough of Gateshead, after previously being part of the administrative county of Durham.

Chopwell is currently home to over 3,000 people.

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