Wearhead is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Wearhead postcode: DL13 1BP

Retail in Wearhead

There are great places to visit near Wearhead including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Wearhead is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Don't miss Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale's towns if visiting the area around Wearhead.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Wearhead like Hardwick Country Park.

Places near Wearhead feature a number of interesting airports including Teesside International Airport.

Wearhead History

There are some historic monuments around Wearhead:

• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Westgate Castle
• Lady's Rake lead mine
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Coalcleugh lead rake
• Allenheads lead ore works
• Carrshield lead mines and ore works
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth