White-le-Head
White-le-Head is a village in County Durham, in England, situated in close proximity to the village of Tantobie. It is located on the opposite side of the Tanfield valley to Stanley. The village housed miners working at the Tanfield Moor Colliery.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamsterley Hall and St James.
Hamsterley Hall
Castle
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamsterley Hall is an 18th-century English country house at Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate at Hamsterley was given, in 1762, by Sir John Swinburne Bt to his younger brother Henry Swinburne. Hamsterley Hall is situated 2 miles northwest of White-le-Head.
St James
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James is a church, which is situated 1½ miles north of White-le-Head.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1½ miles southeast of White-le-Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tantobie and Clough Dene.
Tantobie
Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tantobie is a former colliery village in County Durham, England. It is situated 2 miles to the northwest of Stanley and the same distance to the north of Annfield Plain.
Clough Dene
Hamlet
Clough Dene is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanley, in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Tantobie, a few miles from Stanley and Annfield Plain.
Flint Hill
Village
Flint Hill is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Annfield Plain.
White-le-Head
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Stanley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.88399° or 54° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.73477° or 1° 44′ 5″ westElevation
807 feet (246 metres)Open location code
9C6WV7M8+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1827559178OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“White-le-Head” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “White-le-Head”
- French: “White-le-Head”
- Irish: “White-le-Head”
- Polish: “White-le-Head”
- Welsh: “White-le-Head”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include White Le Head Methodist Church and Tantobie Community Centre.
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