Beck Head
Beck Head is a farm in Mickleton, County Durham, England. Beck Head is situated nearby to the heath Mickleton Moor, as well as near Kelton Moss.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balderhead Reservoir and Kirkcarrion.
Balderhead Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary of the River Tees, which it joins at Cotherstone, about 5 miles to the east. Balderhead Reservoir is situated 1½ miles southwest of Beck Head.
Kirkcarrion
Archaeological site
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Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans. Kirkcarrion is situated 2 miles north of Beck Head.
Goldsborough
Peak
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Goldsborough is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Beck Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassholme and Thringarth.
Grassholme
Locality
Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Thringarth
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thringarth is a hamlet in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Hury
Hamlet
Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It is located in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. Along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it has been treated as part of County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Hury is situated 2 miles east of Beck Head.
Beck Head
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Mickleton, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.58139° or 54° 34′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.11188° or 2° 6′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6VHVJQ+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 426859338OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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