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.
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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| Place | Green Head |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.751553 |
| Longitude | -2.036261 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
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.
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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 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. |