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Not to be confused with Craighead.

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.[1][2] A former 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 4,973.[3] 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.[4]

In 1938, Craghead was the subject of a BBC radio programme called Coal. The closure of the coal mine in 1969[5][6] featured in a BBC Two TV documentary programme in the A Year in the Life series, [7] and the village featured in a follow-up programme in the A Year in the life: Twenty Years On series in 1990.[8]

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.

St Thomas’ Church

Public houses in Craghead include the Punch Bowl. Craghead is also well known for its wind farm, with two wind turbines on a hill known as the Craghead Windmills.

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 88 Newcastle upon Tyne (Durham & Sunderland) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229989.
  2. ^ “Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer” (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ “Population statistics Craghead CP through time”. A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ “Relationships and changes Craghead CP through time”. A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ Museum, Durham Mining (11 April 1969). “Craghead Colliery”. Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  6. ^ Museum, Durham Mining (11 April 1969). “Craghead Colliery”. Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  7. ^ “For Craghead: June 1968-June 1969”. BBC Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  8. ^ “Twenty Years On: Craghead”. BBC Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2026.

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