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,

There are a several good towns in the Wearhead area like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

The area around Wearhead's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Wearhead History

There are some historic monuments around Wearhead:

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