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Green Head County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

Explore Green Head, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Green Head 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.

Interactive Map of Green Head, County Durham

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Green Head, 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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PlaceGreen Head
Traditional CountyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.751553
Longitude-2.036261
Place TypeHamlet

About Green Head

Green Head emerges from the high, bracing expanse of the North Pennines as a sparse collection of stone dwellings overlooking the winding valley floor. It lies 1.0 miles west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 280°T, OS grid NY 977 396). The landscape here is defined by the rigorous geology of the region, where the earth yields its secrets in the form of exposed strata and mineral veins. Close by, the Greenfoot Quarry Sssi reveals the ancient, fossil-rich limestone that has long dictated the local rhythm of industry and labour. Water carves its own deliberate path through the terrain, with Allerton Burn flowing eastward to join the larger river system that sustains the valley. The quality of light in Green Head possesses a crystalline clarity, sharpening the silhouettes of the drystone walls that partition the hillside into irregular, rugged geometries. These stone boundaries serve as a quiet record of human persistence against the prevailing winds that sweep across the open moorland. Green Head remains a place of austere composure, where the silence is broken only by the movement of weather and the occasional call of a curlew traversing the high, pale sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Greenfoot Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 129° SE
  • Allerton Burn (River) — 0.4 mi, 092° E
  • Stanhope Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 123° ESE
  • Widley Fall (Waterfall) — 0.7 mi, 058° ENE
  • Stanhope Dene (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 073° ENE
  • Dilley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 099° E
  • Horsley Burn Waterfall (Waterfall) — 0.8 mi, 187° S
  • Briggen Winch (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 112° ESE
  • Stoneby Sike (River) — 0.8 mi, 344° NNW
  • Hungry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 300° WNW
  • Dog Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 095° E
  • Park Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 335° NNW
  • Regenerare (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 101° E
  • Market Cross, 35M And 50M South Of St Thomas' Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 103° ESE
  • West Newlandside Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 195° SSW · 13 ha
  • Crawley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 054° NE
  • Weardale Railway (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 113° ESE
  • Cairnfield On Crawley Edge, 500M North West Of Hill Crest (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 084° E · 12 ha
  • Burnt Walls (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 285° WNW
  • Waskerley Park (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 024° NNE
  • Former lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 156° SSE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.7 mi, 117° ESE
  • Frazer's hush (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 299° WNW
  • Shorngate Cross currick (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 297° WNW
  • Derwent Gorge And Muggleswick Woods (National Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 041° NE · 69 ha
  • Pow Hill Country Park (Park) — 7.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • Allenheads Heritage Centre (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 296° WNW
  • The Blacksmith's Shop (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 296° WNW
  • Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp) (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 105° ESE
  • Hall Hill Farm (Theme Park) — 9.6 mi, 074° ENE

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About This Green Head Map Page

Explore Green Head, 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: 54.751553, -2.036261. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.