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Discover Wear Head in United Kingdom

Wear Head in the region of England is a town located in United Kingdom - some 240 mi or ( 386 km ) North of London , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Wear Head

Local time in Wear Head is now 12:07 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Whitfield, Studdon, Sheffield, and Rookhope. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Wear Head ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

A Rough Edit of River Tees and High Force Waterfall in Flood 28 June 2012

1:26 min by davidbspro
Views: 8084 Rating: 5.00

A rough edit of some footage I on shot on 28th June 2012 of the River Tees at Barnard Castle and upstream at High Force waterfall after heavy thunderstorms in North East England caused flash flooding. ..

Low Force & High Force waterfalls in Teesdale

2:15 min by AwesomeBritain
Views: 2564 Rating: 5.00

Low Force & High Force waterfalls in Teesdale ..


High Force Waterfall, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, 3/2010

4:21 min by Stephen SteveT
Views: 2314 Rating: 4.33

720p [HD] High Force Waterfall, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, 3/2010 www.panoramio.com ..

GSM TRIP WIRE Garden Security and more.

0:36 min by Anthony Dacko
Views: 1850 Rating: 5.00

I have built a very simple GSM Trip wire security system for a back garden, Now for more information Click on the following link: www.anthony-dacko.net ..


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Interesting facts about this location

New House

New House, or "Newhouse" is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of the River Wear, opposite Ireshopeburn and is linked to the main Weardale valley road by Coronation Bridge. The onetime home of the Beaumonts, proprietors of the W.B. Lead mining company, is at New House, although it is no longer in the possession of the family following the end of lead mining in Weardale.

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Located at 54.74 -2.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Hamlets in England, Villages in County Durham

Burnhope Reservoir railway

The Burnhope Reservoir railway was an industrial narrow gauge railway built to serve the construction of Burnhope Reservoir near Weardale. An extensive network of 24 gauge lines connected the North Eastern Railway branch terminus at Weardale with the dam construction site.

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Located at 54.74 -2.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2ft gauge railways, Narrow gauge railways in England, Rail transport in County Durham, Railway lines closed in 1937, Railway lines opened in 1930, Reservoir construction railways

Burnhope Reservoir

Burnhope Reservoir is a reservoir above the village of Wearhead, County Durham. The reservoir was created by the construction of an earth embankment dam across the valley of Burnhope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, 1 km above Wearhead. Construction of the dam began in 1931 and was completed in 1937; an extensive network of narrow gauge railways, the Burnhope Reservoir railway, was used during the construction of the dam.

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Located at 54.74 -2.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1937, Drinking water reservoirs in England, Reservoirs in County Durham

Cornriggs

Cornriggs is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale, between Lanehead and Cowshill.

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Located at 54.77 -2.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Villages in County Durham

Lanehead

Lanehead is a hamlet in County Durham, England, located at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the border of the county Cumbria. The primary industry in the area is farming, and the River Wear runs through the area. It is the first village encountered when entering County Durham from the West, from Alston.

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Located at 54.77 -2.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Villages in County Durham