Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Craghead, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Craghead map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Craghead, County Durham, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Craghead |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.852622 |
| Longitude | -1.669977 |
| Place Type | Village |
Craghead emerges from the rolling topography of County Durham as a place defined by the quiet endurance of its industrial legacy. It lies 1.7 miles south-east of Stanley (from Stanley: bearing 145°T, OS grid NZ 212 509), and is situated north-north-west of Holmside village. The landscape here retains the memory of deep seams of coal, where the earth once hummed with the industrious pulse of the pits. To the south-east, the verdant slopes of Fawside Dene offer a gentle contrast to the starker, man-made ridges that define the horizon. A short walk to the north-west reveals the Miner Designed Seat, a quiet piece of public art that invites passersby to pause and contemplate the wide, shifting light of the North East sky. Craghead carries a distinct gravity, where the architecture of red brick and slate reflects a time when the rhythm of life was dictated by the turning of the winding gear. Even now, the air feels charged with the remnants of that collective toil, softened only by the persistent, unpretentious growth of the surrounding meadows. The terrain falls away toward the watercourses of the region, grounding the houses in a geography that demands both respect and resilience from those who dwell there.
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Explore Craghead, County Durham, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.852622, -1.669977. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |