Low Leven is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees (borough)

Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of north east England, with a population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates....

 and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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, and is located at the bottom of Leven Bank towards the mouth of the River Leven

River Leven, North Yorkshire

The River Leven is a river in North Yorkshire, England and is a tributary to the River Tees. It rises on Warren Moor, part of Kildale Moor, in the North Yorks Moors and flows to the north of the moors to join the River Tees at Yarm.-Course:...

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Until 2007, Low Leven was dominated by the ruin of the Cross Keys public house and three former dwellings which were abandoned due to persistent flooding. Large parts of these buildings had collapsed.

Regeneration

In mid-February 2007 work was started on the reconstruction of the ruins of the hamlet, and construction of nine 5/6 bedroom houses by Yorvik Homes. Work on the development - called Bridgewater Manor - continued through the summer of 2007 with the demolition of Mill House. Leven House, The Cross Keys, and Mill Cottage were retained and now form a single property called Pool House. As of January 2009 six of the properties were completed as well as the renovation of Pool House. Development of the remaining three properties stalled until late 2010 when they were finally completed.

The new development has been built on an area that the Environment Agency describes as having a greater than 1 in 75 risk of flooding in their 2005 national flood risk assessment.

Leven Bridge

In March 2010 large cracks appeared in the ancient bridge over the River Leven. As a result the bridge was closed for many months while work was completed to repair the foundations that has washed away. The bridge reopened in July 2010.

Leven Bridge Mill and Leven Hutment

On the northern edge of Low Leven was a water mill. This has since been converted into a dwelling house, but still shows evidence of it's previous use. The river was diverted through a channel to flow through the mill, but this has since been filled in. To the rear of the mill was a Hutment used as holiday homes. As of 2011. this area is overgrown with bushes and trees, and only remnants of the old huts remain.

See also

• High Leven
  High Leven
  High Leven is an village within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located towards the mouth of the River Leven...
  
   - Neighbouring village at the top of Leven Bank.
• Yarm
  Yarm
  Yarm is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire...
  
  - Neighbouring town at the top of Leven Bank.