East Blackdene is a Village in the county of County Durham.

East Blackdene postcode: DL13 1RE

Retail in East Blackdene

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

Waterfalls to visit near East Blackdene include Summerhill Force.

East Blackdene has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

Teesside International Airport is one of East Blackdene's best, nearby airports to visit in East Blackdene.

East Blackdene History

There are some historic monuments around East Blackdene:

• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Westgate Castle
• Camp at High Northgate
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Allenheads lead ore works
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg