Lanehead
Lanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Thomas‘ Church and Cowshill War Memorial.
North of England Lead Mining Museum
Museum
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The North of England Lead Mining Museum, better known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowshill and Wearhead.
Cowshill
Hamlet
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Cowshill is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale, between Lanehead and Wearhead.
Wearhead
Village
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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. Wearhead is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lanehead.
West Blackdene
Hamlet
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West Blackdene is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of the River Wear, opposite Ireshopeburn. In the 2001 census West Blackdene had a population of 37. West Blackdene is situated 2 miles southeast of Lanehead.
Lanehead
- Type: Hamlet with 40 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76944° or 54° 46′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.24401° or 2° 14′ 38″ westPopulation
40Elevation
1,391 feet (424 metres)Open location code
9C6VQQ94+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 323140293OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9429490Wikidata ID
Q6485485
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lanehead” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lanehead”
- French: “Lanehead”
- Irish: “Lanehead”
- Polish: “Lanehead”
- Swedish: “Lanehead”
- Welsh: “Lanehead”
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