Blackhill is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Blackhill postcode: DH8 5TU

Retail in Blackhill

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

Blackhill is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

The area around Blackhill features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Blackhill if you like country parks.

The area close to Blackhill boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

Blackhill History

There are some historic monuments around Blackhill:

• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Allensford blast furnace
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Friarside Chapel
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Collierley Chapel
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Monastic grange at Priory Farm