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.

Summerhill Force is one of Barforth's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Barforth.

There are a number of towns near Barforth including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area around Barforth's best country parks can be found at Hardwick Country Park.

Barforth is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

Barforth History

There are some historic monuments around Barforth:

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