Dipton is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Dipton postcode: DH9 9AA

Retail in Dipton

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

Summerhill Force is a great place to visit close to Dipton if you like waterfalls.

The area around Dipton boasts some of the best towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Places near Dipton feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

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

Dipton History

There are some historic monuments around Dipton:

• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Old Hall
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Collierley Chapel
• Castle Steads camp
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Friarside Chapel
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Causey Arch, Tanfield