Craghead

Craghead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanley, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is a mining village. It is located at the bottom of the valley to the south of Stanley, on the main road between Stanley and Durham, and not far from the village of Edmondsley. In 1931 the parish had a population of 4973. from 1869 Craghead was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Stanley and Lanchester.

Not to be confused with Craighead.

Craghead
Craghead
Location within County Durham
Civil parish
  • Stanley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
  • North East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

The village still has some reminders of its industrial past, including a colliery brass band. Craghead United F.C., a defunct association football club, was based here.

Also in Craghead there are many public houses including the Punch Bowl. Craghead is also well known for its wind farm which sees two wind turbines on a hill known as the Craghead Windmills.

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