Wearhead
Wearhead is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between Cowshill and Ireshopeburn.
- Type: Village with 210 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wear Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Wearhead Primary School and St Thomas‘ Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Blackdene and Cowshill.
West Blackdene
Hamlet
Cowshill
Hamlet
Photo: Jcolemanwearhead, Public domain.Ireshopeburn
Village
Wearhead
- Category: locality
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.75123° or 54° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.2221° or 2° 13′ 20″ west
Population
210
Elevation
1,115 feet (340 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WHD
Open location code
9C6VQQ2H+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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
Places to explore: West Fall and North Grain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wearhead 9245 and Wear Valley Wetland.
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