Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Wearhead, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wearhead 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 Wearhead, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of County Durham or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Wearhead and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Wearhead |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.750691 |
| Longitude | -2.221466 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wearhead marks the final, high-reaching ascent of the River Wear as it carves a path through the upper Pennine dales. It lies 8.4 miles west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 271°T, OS grid NY 858 395), and is situated north-north-west of Ireshopeburn village. Cold, clear water from Bents Sike rushes toward the main channel, carrying the sharp clarity of the high moorlands into the valley floor. To the south, the expansive waters of Burnhope Reservoir reflect the shifting moods of the sky, acting as a vast mirror for the passing clouds. The stone cottages of Wearhead appear to hold their ground against the frequent gales that sweep down from the surrounding heights. Above the rooftops, the slopes of Poperd Hill rise in rugged profiles, their heather-clad flanks turning a deep, bruised purple in the low autumn sun. The landscape demands a hardy spirit, for the earth here is thin and the winters possess a biting, crystalline intensity that strips the world down to its essential bones. Every chimney plume rising into the thin air serves as a quiet defiance, asserting life against the immense, open silence of the hills.
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Explore Wearhead, 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: 54.750691, -2.221466. 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. |