Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Lanehead, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lanehead 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 Lanehead, 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 | Lanehead |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.770044 |
| Longitude | -2.246985 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lanehead endures as a rugged outpost of stone and wind, carved into the high, exposed spine of the North Pennines. It lies 8.3 miles east-south-east of Alston (from Alston: bearing 111°T, OS grid NY 842 417), and is situated north-west of Wearhead village. The moorland light here possesses a thin, sharp clarity that exposes the grey geometry of every drystone wall. Just to the south, the water of North Grain reflects a sky that feels vast and unburdened by human clamour. Beneath the soil, the ghosts of lead mining linger in the scarred earth, a heavy industrial silence that contrasts with the fragile, vibrant grasses of the nearby Cornriggs Meadows Sssi. Winter gales frequently scour the exposed slopes, leaving the houses of Lanehead to hunch against the freezing drafts that spill down from the high ridges. Life here is measured by the slow, seasonal turn of the heather and the persistent, rhythmic flow of the surrounding burns. Time in Lanehead does not march forward so much as it circles the high, lonely fells, anchored by the ancient weight of the hills.
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Explore Lanehead, 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: 54.770044, -2.246985. 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. |