Lanehead
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place Lanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England.<ref name=OS87>Template:Cite map</ref> It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census Lanehead had a population of 40.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
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.