Barforth is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Barforth

There are great places to visit near Barforth including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

The area close to Barforth boasts some of the best waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

Don't miss Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale's towns if visiting the area around Barforth.

The area close to Barforth boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Barforth like Teesside International Airport.

Barforth History

There are some historic monuments around Barforth:

• Legs Cross
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north of Kirklands Farm
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m north of Langdale
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Cup and ring marked stone 440m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 365m east of Shooters Well
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• Whorlton suspension bridge
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Hutton Hall
• Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup marked stone 565m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 530m NNW of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 435m south of Jenny's Plantation
• Ring cairn on Gayles Moor
• Castle Steads slight univallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale
• Cup marked stone 370m NNW of north corner of Folly Plantation
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 440m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup and ring marked stone 585m SSW of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup marked stone 165m NNE of Folly Plantation
• Cup and ring marked stone 520m north east of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Cup marked stone 525m SSW of Jenny's Plantation
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Cup marked stone 495m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary, 650m ENE of Park House
• Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm
• Packhorse bridge
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 490m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• 18th century copper mill 80m north west of Copper Mill Bridge
• Ravensworth motte and bailey castle, water defence features, park pale and shrunken medieval village
• Barforth Bridge
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 235m south of Stanwick Hall Reservoir
• Cup and ring marked stone 465m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 650m SSE of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup and ring marked stone 415m NNW of Folly Plantation
• Cup marked stone 490m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation
• Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary south of Kirklands Farm
• Cup marked stone 620m south of Jenny's Plantation
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north west of High Merrybent
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m ENE of Shooters Well
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup marked stone 495m south east of Jenny's Plantation