North East England
County Durham
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Wearhead

Wearhead is a village in the civil parish of , in , England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between and .
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  • Type: Village with 210 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Wear Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wearhead Primary School and St Thomas‘ Church.

School
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Blackdene and Cowshill.

Hamlet
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is a village in the civil parish of , in , England. It is situated to the north of the , opposite . In the 2001 census had a population of 37.

Hamlet
Photo: Jcolemanwearhead, Public domain.
is a village in the civil parish of , in , England. It is situated at the top of Weardale, between and Wearhead.

Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in , England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, between and Wearhead, and on the other side of the from and New House.

Wearhead

Latitude
54.75123° or 54° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.2221° or 2° 13′ 20″ west
Population
210
Elevation
1,115 feet (340 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WHD
Open location code
9C6VQQ2H+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27593203
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634631
Wiki­data ID
Q7978151
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Wearhead” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威尔黑德”
  • Dutch: “Wearhead”
  • French: “Wearhead”
  • Irish: “Wearhead”
  • Polish: “Wearhead”
  • Swedish: “Wearhead”
  • Welsh: “Wearhead”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ullsfield Plantation and Featherston’s Plantation.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wearhead”. Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.