Lanehead
Sign in to saveLanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census Lanehead had a population of 40.
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- Lanehead, County Durham
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Lanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census Lanehead had a population of 40.
The primary industry in the area is farming, and the River Wear runs through the area. It is the first village encountered when entering County Durham from the West, from Alston.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lanehead” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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