CHOPWELL, a township in the parish of RYTON,
western division of CHESTER ward, county palatine of
DURHAM, 11 miles (W. S. W.) from Gateshead, containing
237 inhabitants. This township contains some coal;
and at Black-hall, on the river Derwent, is a manufactory
for German steel, which is stated to have been first
carried on here by some emigrants from Germany.
Lady Liddell supports a school for boys and another
for girls.