Craghead is a former
mining village in
County Durham
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, England.
It is located at the bottom of the valley to the south of
Stanley
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, on the main road between Stanley and Durham, and not far from the village of
Edmondsley
Edmondsley is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles south-west of Chester-le-Street, near the villages of Craghead and Sacriston.
Coal mining once provided the village's main source of employment, but the last mine ...
.
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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Villages in County Durham
Stanley, County Durham
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