Craghead

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| region= North East England

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| postcode_district= DH9

| dial_code= 01207

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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.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 88 Newcastle upon Tyne (Durham & Sunderland)|ISBN= 9780319229989 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html |title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer |format=csv (download) |date= 1 January 2016 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |accessdate=18 February 2016}} It is a 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 4973.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132563/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Craghead CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 August 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132563|title=Relationships and changes Craghead CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 August 2023}}

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.