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.

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

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

There are a number of country parks near to East Blackdene including Hardwick Country Park.

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

East Blackdene History

There are some historic monuments around East Blackdene:

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