# Craghead

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Village in County Durham, England

Not to be confused with [Craighead](/source/Craighead_(disambiguation)).

Human settlement in England

Craghead Edward Street Craghead Location within County Durham Civil parish Stanley Unitary authority County Durham Ceremonial county Durham Region North East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town STANLEY Postcode district DH9 Dialling code 01207 List of places UK England County Durham 54°51′N 1°40′W / 54.850°N 1.667°W / 54.850; -1.667

**Craghead** is a village and former [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish), now in the parish of [Stanley](/source/Stanley%2C_County_Durham), in the [County Durham](/source/County_Durham_(district)) district, in the ceremonial county of [Durham](/source/County_Durham), England.[1][2] A former [mining village](/source/Pit_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](/source/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](/source/Lanchester%2C_County_Durham).[4]

In 1938, Craghead was the subject of a [BBC](/source/BBC) radio programme called *Coal*. The closure of the coal mine in 1969[5][6] featured in a [BBC Two](/source/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](/source/Colliery_band). [Craghead United F.C.](/source/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. **[^](#cite_ref-OS88_1-0)** *Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 88*Newcastle upon Tyne (Durham & Sunderland) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780319229989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780319229989).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OSGaz50_2-0)** ["Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html) (csv (download)). *www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk*. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Population statistics Craghead CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132563/cube/TOT_POP). [A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time). Retrieved 6 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Relationships and changes Craghead CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132563). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-k111_5-0)** Museum, Durham Mining (11 April 1969). ["Craghead Colliery"](http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/c007.htm). *Durham Mining Museum*. Retrieved 11 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Museum, Durham Mining (11 April 1969). ["Craghead Colliery"](http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/c007.htm). *Durham Mining Museum*. Retrieved 11 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["For Craghead: June 1968-June 1969"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0142md7). [BBC Archives](/source/BBC_Archives). Retrieved 13 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Twenty Years On: Craghead"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0142mlf). [BBC Archives](/source/BBC_Archives). Retrieved 13 April 2026.

## External links

Media related to [Craghead](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Craghead) at Wikimedia Commons

- [For Craghead: June 1968-June 1969, A Year in the Life BBC2 documentary programme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQyxIH1Px20)

- [Craghead: A Village on the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, 1954 amateur documentary by the Headmaster and Assistant Master of Bloemfontein School, Craghead](https://www.yfanefa.com/record/27352)

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