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.

Waterfalls to visit near Wearhead include Summerhill Force.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are great places to visit near Wearhead if you like towns.

Don't miss Hardwick Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Wearhead.

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Wearhead if you like airports.

Wearhead History

There are some historic monuments around Wearhead:

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